Dorso-Lumbar Burst Fractures Secondary to a Peculiar Tipper Truck Injury: A Report on Two Cases

Abstract

Spinal injury is a disabling event. Disability primarily depends on the degree of cord injury. Vertebral bone injuries are a frequent accompaniment. Burst fracture of the vertebral body indicates a high-impact nature of injury. Among the various causes of burst fractures with cord injury, road traffic accidents are the most common mode of injury. We report two cases of fractures of dorsolumbar junction in a peculiar truck accident. Both the patients had burst fractures, and presented and continued to have paraplegia despite surgery. The authors want to highlight this peculiar spinal injury and at the same time want to educate the neurosurgeons about this mode of injury. This type of injury has not been reported earlier.