Multiple clay shoveler's fractures of the thoracic spine

• Main Authors: Hoong, Wilbur Teng Jun, Kaliya-Perumal, Arun-Kumar
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Conservative Treatment; Fractures
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165217
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Typically, a clay shoveler's fracture is a stress-type avulsion fracture involving the spinous processes of the lower cervical or upper thoracic vertebrae. Even though C7 and T1 are the most commonly involved spinal levels, these avulsion fractures can occur at any lower cervical or upper thora...