@article{ref1,
title="Traumatic cervical spine injury due to pole dance accident: a potentially catastrophic unreported injury with a happy ending. case report and literature review",
journal="Surgical neurology international",
year="2022",
author="Yurac, Ratko and Zamorano, Juan Jose and Marre, Andrea and Diaz, Cristian",
volume="13",
number="",
pages="e162-e162",
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. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Pole dance is an emerging sport which carries a risk of cervical spine injury.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2229-5097",
doi="10.25259/SNI_159_2022",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_159_2022"
}