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Incidental Idiopathic Bilateral Pedicle Fracture - Case Report and Literature Review.
NMC Case Report Journal 2019 January
In rare cases, pedicle fracture is associated with spine surgery, spondylolysis, or stress fracture. We report a patient without trauma whose bilateral lumbar pedicle fracture was detected incidentally. A 67-year-old woman reported leg numbness and pain. Lumbar MRI showed spinal canal stenosis at the L4/L5 level. Drug treatment was only partially effective. A lumbar computed tomography (CT) scan performed 3 months later revealed bilateral pedicle fracture at L4. A second lumbar MRI showed fresh bilateral L4 pedicle fracture that was not observed on the first scan. Due to the presence of osteoporosis we prescribed daily teriparatide and the wearing of a lumbo-sacral corset. Her subsequent clinical course was uneventful and the fractures fused under conservative treatment. During this period, she had no low back pain (LBP). Only 12 earlier patients with spontaneous bilateral pedicle fracture without trauma, spinal surgery, or bone abnormality have been reported. In 8 patients, including ours, the fracture level was at L4. In all except our patient, LBP was the most common symptom. Pedicle fracture as detected incidentally in our patient. Of the 13 patients, 4 were physically active adolescents; of the 9 others, 5 were women with osteoporosis. Our case is the first report of incidental spontaneous bilateral pedicle fracture.
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