Posttraumatic Acute Spinal Epidural Hematoma of the Dorsolumbar Region

Abstract

In spite of the relative common occurrence of spinal injuries, spinal epidural hematomas (SEHs) are rare lesions. Depending on the onset, site, size, and presence of neurological deficits, they can be treated conservatively or surgically. In the presented article, we report an uncommon case of posttraumatic dorsolumbar SEH and discuss the characteristic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging findings of epidural fat in the cases of traumatic spinal hematomas.

Keywords

spinal injury - spinal extradural hematoma - epidural fat - vertebral fracture - magnetic resonance imaging

Publication History

Article published online:
17 June 2020

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