High thoracic disc prolapse in a rugby player: the first reported case.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Traumatic disc prolapse in the thoracic region is not common, and is rare above the T3 level. A case of a T1-T2 disc prolapse as a result of rugby injury is described.
Medical subject headings
- Football
- Intervertebral Disc Displacement
- Thoracic Vertebrae
Anatomy
- thoracic spine