Surgical treatment of thoracolumbar fracture with incomplete lower limb paralysis in a patient with COVID-19 / 中华创伤杂志(英文版)
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
;
(6): 211-215, 2020.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-827832
ABSTRACT
Since December 2019, COVID-19, an acute infectious disease, has gradually become a global threat. We report a case of thoracolumbar fractures (T and L) and incomplete lower limb paralysis in a patient with COVID-19. After a series of conservative treatment which did not work at all, posterior open reduction and pedicle screw internal fixation of the thoracolumbar fracture were performed in Wuhan Union Hospital. Three weeks later, the patient could stand up and the pneumonia is almost cured. We successfully performed a surgery in a COVID-19 patient, and to our knowledge it is the first operation for a COVID-19 patient ever reported.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Paralysis
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Pneumonia, Viral
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General Surgery
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Thoracic Vertebrae
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Wounds and Injuries
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Spinal Fractures
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Pedicle Screws
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Betacoronavirus
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
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