9 results for “vertebral compression fracture”
67y · Female·bronchopneumonia complicating disseminated pulmonary large cell carcinoma with r…
Nancy McCarthy, 67, presented with progressive back and chest pain initially attributed to vertebral compression fracture. She deteriorated acutely with confusion, agitation, and respiratory distress, nece…
65y · Male·Traumatic high cervical spine injury in the setting of frontal head impact in a …
… over the sergeant's leg and fell forward striking his head and face. His pre-existing condition causing vertebral fusion made him highly vulnerable to severe injury from minimal force. The fall caused C2 and C5/6 verte…
95y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man who has sustained extensive head injury
…at a nursing home. He sustained extensive head injury including subdural and extradural haematoma and C2 vertebral fracture. Despite conservative management due to unfitness for surgery, he developed bronchopneumonia an…
54y · Male·Neck injuries sustained in a fall - fracture of the fifth cervical vertebra (car…
Wayne Myhill, aged 54, died from a cervical spine fracture (C5 level) sustained in a fall at his group home in Ararat, Victoria. He had cerebral palsy, intellectual…
89y · Male·fractured cervical spine (C5 inferior articular process fracture) due to unwitne…
An 89-year-old man with Parkinson's disease fell at home on 16 August 2016, sustaining a cervical spine fracture. Initial CT imaging missed the C5 inferior articular process fracture, reporting only a paraspinal haemat…
25y · Female·Neck compression secondary to hanging
…cumented family violence. She presented to hospital multiple times with injuries consistent with assault (fractured vertebra, hand fractures, bruising) and disclosed physical and sexual abuse. Despite these presentations…
69y · Male·multiple injuries including vertebral fracture, chest compression with rib fract…
Lawrence Alan Howard, aged 69, died from multiple fatal injuries sustained while felling a tree on his rural property. He was struck by a burnt, double-header tree on sloping ground. Expert assessment identified that his…
83y · Female·Pneumonia complicating rib and pelvic fractures sustained in the setting of mult…
Margaret Barton, 83, died of pneumonia complicating rib and pelvic fractures from multiple falls. Critical clinical lessons: (1) The Oxazepam regimen directly contributed to her dea…
50y · Male·unascertained
Simon Gaskill, aged 50, was found deceased in sand dunes at Ocean Grove Beach in April 2022 after sleeping rough for months. He had been discharged from hospital in December 2021 following treatment for severe alcohol wi…
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