ArticleThe archives of bone and joint surgery2019
Predictive Value of Computed Tomography Scan for Posterior Ligamentous Complex Injuries in Patients with Thoracolumbar Spinal Fractures.
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- ESTES recommendation on thoracolumbar spine fractures : January 2023.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Review
- The AO Spine Thoracolumbar Injury Classification System and Treatment Algorithm in Decision Making for Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures Without Neurologic Deficit.Global spine journal · 2024Article
- Inter-observational analysis of computed tomography parameters to predict nonobvious posterior ligament complex injury in neurologically intact patients with thoracolumbar trauma.Brain & spine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThoracolumbar spinal fractures include a range of injuries of various severities from simple apophyseal fractures to neurological injury and complex fractures associated with vertebral dislocation. The treatment of thoracolumbar fractures is challenging, especially due to the difficulty of evaluating the posterior ligamentous complex (PLC). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of computed tomography (CT) scan in predicting PLC injuries in the patients with thoracolumbar spinal fractures referring to the referral center of spinal trauma in the east north of Iran in 2016.
methodsThis retrospective study was conducted on patients with thoracolumbar injuries referring to Shahid Kamyab Hospital in Mashhad, east north of Iran, in 2016. The data were collected by entering the data of medical records into special forms. The classification of spinal fractures was accomplished using the AO Spine Classification System.
resultsAccording to the results, 71 (71.7%) patients were male, and the subjects had a mean age of 44.6±17.7 years. The PLC injury was observed in 28 (28.3%) patients. The PLC injury showed a significant relationship with facet joint widening, increased interspinous process distance, and spinous process avulsion fracture (
conclusionAs the findings of this study indicated, the diagnostic results of PLC injury by means of CT scan was similar to those obtained by magnetic resonance imaging in patients with thoracolumbar spinal fractures.
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