Traumatic lumbar facet dislocations are exceedingly rare, with reported cases primarily
involving the lumbosacral junction. This injury arises from very high flexion distraction forces …

Background Facet dislocations of the lumbar spine, particularly without neurologic injury, are
rare occurrences after major trauma. Although there are documented cases of lumbosacral …

Background Traumatic bilateral locked facet joints at L4–5 level are a rare entity. A careful
review only revealed four case reports. This case presented with an unusual mechanism of …

Traumatic facet dislocation of the lumbosacral joint is uncommon. This report of a bilateral
L5-S1 facet dislocation is compared with prior reposed unilateral and bilateral cases with …

Background: Traumatic unilateral facet dislocation without fracture is an uncommon injury of
the lumbosacral junction. We describe a case of a unilateral perched L5–S1 facet causing …

Discussion Fracture–dislocations of the lumbosacral spine are rare. Bilaterally locked facet
injuries without fracture are even rarer and only 10 cases have been reported in the …

BACKGROUND Traumatic bilateral lumbosacral facet dislocations without fractures are
extremely rare. Only 7 cases have been documented since the first description by Watson …

Introduction Lumbar unifacet dislocations, without an associated facet fracture, are rare.
Even in cases where they do occur, the lumbosacral junction is the most common site …

Background: Traumatic unilateral lumbosacral facet dislocations are rare injuries. The
majority of cases are treated with open reduction and instrumented spinal fusions. Only less …

In the lumbosacral spine, unilateral facet joint dislocation is an infrequent injury, which is
often associated with fractures at the involved or other lumbar levels. The rare occurrence of …