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This study explores the characteristics of spinal fractures resulting from electric shock injuries, aiming to guide clinicians in diagnosis and treatment.

May 22, 2026Frontiers in SurgeryOpen Access

Vertebral fracture caused by electric shock: case report and systematic review

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DLDan LiuYunnan Normal University XCX J Chen82th Hospital of Pla JWJingming Wang82th Hospital of Pla

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Case report explores spinal fractures from electric shock injuries, indicating critical diagnosis considerations in men.

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This study explores the characteristics of spinal fractures resulting from electric shock injuries, aiming to guide clinicians in diagnosis and treatment.
Reported a case of a 49-year-old male with spinal fractures due to electric shock, including medical history and imaging studies.
Conducted a systematic review of 12 cases to analyze mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
Focused on the demographics and locations of spinal fractures in electric shock cases.
The patient had severe spinal fractures at T1, T4, and T6 with significant alleviation of back pain post-surgery.
In the systematic review, 12 male cases were analyzed, revealing 75% of compression fractures were in the thoracic spine.
The average age of patients in the review was 36.4 years, indicating a potential bias in reporting and occupational risk.

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Liu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0ff1dbd674f7c03778b09c https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2026.1762550

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