Suomalainen O, Pääkkönen M
Acta Orthop Scand. 1984 Aug;55(4):466-8. doi: 10.3109/17453678408992396.
A 17-year-old boy sustained a complete fracture-dislocation of the lumbar spine. Immediately after the injury there was motor paralysis of the lower limbs; 17 hours post-injury, operative reduction and fixation were carried out. Nearly full neurological recovery was obtained.