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ArticleBulletin of emergency and trauma2020

Functional Outcome of Surgical versus Conservative Therapy in Patients with Traumatic Thoracolumbar Fractures and Thoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity Score of 4; A Non-randomized Clinical Trial.

Mohsen Koosha, Hossein Nayeb Aghaei, Hamid Reza Khayat Kashani, Sepideh Paybast

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Article in Bulletin of emergency and trauma, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mohsen KooshaDepartment of Neurosurgery, NHF hospital, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
Hossein Nayeb AghaeiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hamid Reza Khayat KashaniDepartment of Neurosurgery, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sepideh PaybastDepartment of Neurology, Bou Ali Sina Hospital, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Imam Hossein Hospital · IRQazvin University of Medical Sciences · IRQom University of Medical Science and Health Services · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo compare the effectiveness of surgical intervention to conservative treatment in patients with thoracolumbar fracture and thoracolumbar injury classification and severity score (TLICS) of 4.

methodsTwenty-five patients with TLICS 4 were enrolled in this non-randomized clinical trial. Based on clinical symptoms and radiologic findings, patients were considered under surgical or conservative treatments. The JOA Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ) was assessed at baseline and at 3, 6, 12 months after treatment. A 20-point improvement from the baseline JOABPEQ scores was considered as clinical success in both the conservative and surgery groups. Additionally, residual canal, angulations and height loss were determined in all patients.

resultsEight patients received conservative and 17 surgical treatment. Both study groups were comparable regarding the baseline characteristics. Both study demonstrated treatment success, regarding functional recovery when compared to baseline (

conclusionOur findings revealed that surgical treatment was preferred more in comparison to conservative treatment in patients with TLICS 4. Additionally, residual canal might be a modifying factor to decide the ideal therapeutic approach.

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Classification scoreJOABPEQResidual canalThoracolumbar fractureThoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity (TLICS)

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PMCPMC7211391
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