- See:
- Burst Fractures
- Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Spine:
- Discussion:
- results from hyperflexion, which produces wedge compression of one or more vertebral bodies;
- due to the rigidity of the rib cage, most of these frxs are stable;
- thoracic spinal canal is narrow in relation to the spinal cord, so that thoracic spinal cord injuries commonly are complete;
- Radiographs and Classification
- Treatment:
- w/ kyphosis > 30 deg, internal stabilization is required to prevent further deformity;
- dural laceration w/ impaled nerve roots can be anticipated at time of surgery if a patient with neurologic damage has a burst frx of
vertebral body combined with a laminar fracture at the same level
The results of treatment of acute injuries of the upper thoracic spine with paralysis.
Early rod-sleeve stabilization of the injured thoracic and lumbar spine.
The management of burst fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine. Experience in 53 patients.