Abstract
A coal-miner aged 41 years was get under coal and forced to hyperflex his body. His I. and IV. lumbar vertebral bodies and right transverse processes of IV and V lumbar vertebrae were broken. The fracture line of IV. lumbar vertebral body lied almost longitudinally and the fragment dislocated laterally.
After recumbency of 7 months, he was treated with fusion operation. After 2 and a half months from operation recovered his initial paralysis to the extend of hypaesthesia on dorsum of feet and the weakness of muscle powers in his right leg. He can walk around without crutch or any supports.
