{"id":"71404bb0-eece-4365-b128-2835d8c7fbae","slug":"traumatic-cervical-spine-injury-due-to-pole-dance-accident-a-potentially-catastrophic-unreported-injury-with-a-happy-ending-case-report-and-literature-review","title":"Traumatic cervical spine injury due to pole dance accident: A potentially catastrophic unreported injury with a happy ending. Case report and literature review","authors":["Ratko Yurac","Juan Jose Zamorano","Andrea Marre","Cristian Diaz"],"abstract":"Background: Pole dancing is a sport that has become very popular. However, there is scarce literature on injuries associated with this sport. Here, we present a 23-year-old female who sustained a traumatic C4-C5 vertex cervical spine injury caused by a fall of 1 m while practicing pole dancing in an inverted position, requiring a 360 decompression/fusion. Case Description: A 23-year-old female sustained a 1 m fall in an inverted position while pole dancing resulting in a direct axial impact to the head. She developed the rapid onset of quadriparesis that was attributed to the emergent CT/MR-documented cervical flexodisruptive luxofracture (AOSpine C4-C5 fracture: C, F4 unilateral, N3, M2). Four hours post injury, she underwent a C4-C5 anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Four days later, a posterior fusion was performed to add to the stabilization. Six years later, the patient remains neurologically intact. Conclusion: Pole dance is an emerging sport which carries a risk of cervical spine injury.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/71404bb0-eece-4365-b128-2835d8c7fbae/featured/hero-1781561425585.png","publishDate":"2022-04-22T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.25259/SNI_159_2022","categories":["Spine","Case Report"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/11553/SNI-13-162.pdf"}