Traumatic lumbosacral root avulsion mimicking epidural hematoma: A case report

Traumatic lumbosacral nerve root avulsion is an uncommon clinical entity seen with major trauma such as pelvic bone fracture. In addition, diagnosis is difficult because few reports exist and diagnosis is typically delayed after injury. In this report, we describe a case of a traumatic lumbosacral nerve root avulsion without bony spinal injury mimicking epidural hematoma. Because of the difficulty of evaluation at the initial stages of injury, surgeons need to be able to differentiate between root avulsion injury and epidural hematoma, because both cerebral spinal fluid and hematoma can be present in the injury area.