You are here: Home / Definitions / Retropulsion

Retropulsion

April 18, 2010 By 3 Comments


Retropulsion denotes a backward movement. In spinal fractures the term is used when a fractured fragment is pushed  backwards on to the cord. A retropulsed fragment potentially causes compromises of spinal canal space and indents over the cord causing compression.


Popularity: 6% [?]

Related posts:

  1. Decompression
  2. Spinal Nerve
  3. DiGeorge Syndrome
  4. Spinal Canal
  5. Pia Mater
Filed Under: Definitions, N-R Tagged With: , ,

Trackbacks

  1. Burst Fractures of Cervical Spine : Bone and Spine says:
    April 27, 2010 at 9:34 am

    [...] shows vertebral body comminutions that involve the posterior vertebral body, usually with retropulsed fragments that result in spinal canal [...]

  2. Burst Fractures Of Thoracolumbar Spine — Bone and Spine says:
    November 19, 2010 at 12:03 pm

    [...] both the end plates get fractured The middle column also fractures, and a portion of the body gets retropulsed backward into the canal. The posterior elements may also get [...]

  3. Ligamentotaxis says:
    December 16, 2010 at 8:00 pm

    [...] posterior instrumentation of spine, ligamntotaxis is used for indirect reduction of the  retropulsed fragments AKPC_IDS += "3514,";Popularity: unranked [?]Click related [...]

Speak Your Mind

*