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A case of unilateral paralysis of all muscles innervated by the lumbar and sacral roots without any sensory involvement following a fracture-dislocation of the second lumbar vertebra is described. No adequate explanation could be offered for this most unusual neurological involvement. Traction injury to the anterior nerve roots alone seems to be the most likely cause.
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Chaca, P., Loong, S. Unusual neurological damage after fracture-dislocation of the lumbar spine. Spinal Cord 10, 167–171 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1972.28
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1972.28