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Purpose We describe an extremely rare and previously unreported presentation of acute progressive paraparesis secondary to traumatic thoracic disc herniation in a child presenting to our institution. Methods A 12-year-old girl presented with progressive paraparesis 24 h after falling from standing height while playing at school. She was being lifted up by her friends and fell landing on her feet...