The patient was involved in a high speed snowmobile accident. Upon presentation to ER he was complaining of an inability to move both legs. CT reconstruction of his thoracic spine revealed severe subluxation at T8-9 levels. The patient sustained a complete spinal cord transsection.

Complete spinal cord transsection.

The patient presented after a motor vehicle accident. He sustained Thoracic spine injury with cord compromise. CT thoracic spine revealed fractures at T4 and T9 levels.

MRI spine done prior to the spine stabilization showed complete cord transsection at T8-T9 levels (see image above). Note a better resolution and spinal cord visualization at T8-T9 levels with MRI technique.

This was a very unfortunate case.

The patient was involved in a rollover motor vehicle accident. CT spine revealed thoracic spine injury at T4 and T9 levels.

Despite a high dose intravenous steroids per spinal cord injury protocol and subsequent surgical stabilization, the patient remained paraplegic (weak in both lower extremities).