A 41yo man is skiing when he goes off an unexpected small cliff. He falls about 5
meters and suffers a spinal fracture – an AO B2 T12-L1 (L1-A3) injury. He had transient
parasthesias in both lower limbs but function returned quickly.
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Published online: May 06, 2022
Accepted:
May 5,
2022
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