Burs t fracture of the fifth lumbar vertebra is a rare injury. A case of this fracture is reported and the treatment discussed. The patient were treated surgically because of the neural deficit. The lordosis between the fourth lumbar vertebra and sacrum was 0 degree after the injury and 9 degrees postoperativeiy but it decreased to 3 de-grees in a year despite the use of instrumentation.
Keywords: Burst Fraeture, fifth lumbar vertebra.