SynthesisArchives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery2022
Concomitant injuries in patients with thoracic vertebral body fractures-a systematic literature review.
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- Traumatic spinal fractures: epidemiological and clinical evaluation in a forensic medicine clinic sample.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2026Article
- Acute management of spinal fractures: What you need to know.The journal of trauma and acute care surgery · 2026Review
- Bilateral Massive Pleural Effusion Caused by Spinal Instability in Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis: A Rare but Potentially Serious Complication of Spinal Fracture.Respirology case reports · 2025Article
- Spinal Anesthesia Using the Double-Needle Technique for Thoracolumbar Spine Fracture Surgery: A Case Series.Cureus · 2025Article
- [Bilateral thoracic trauma-"double the trouble"?]Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- The difference and clinical application of modified thoracolumbar fracture classification scoring system in guiding clinical treatment.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Reliability and repeatability of a modified thoracolumbar spine injury classification scoring system.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study was to give a systematic overview over the rate and location of concomitant injuries, the probability of suffering from neurological deficits, and to give evidence of the timing of surgery in severely injured patients with unstable thoracic vertebral body fractures.
methodsThis review is based on articles retrieved by a systematic search in the PubMed and Web of Science database for publications up to November 2020 dealing with unstable fractures of the mid-thoracic spine.
resultsAltogether, 1109 articles were retrieved from the literature search. A total of 1095 articles were excluded. Thus, 16 remaining original articles were included in this systematic review depicting the topics timing of surgery in polytraumatized patients, outcome neurologic deficits, and impact of concomitant injuries. The overall level of evidence of the vast majority of studies is low.
conclusionThe evidence of the available literature is low. The cited studies reveal that thoracic spinal fractures are associated with a high number of neurological deficits and concomitant injuries, particularly of the thoracic cage and the lung. Thereby, diagnostic algorithm should include computer tomography of the whole thoracic cage if there is any clinical sign of concomitant injuries. Patients with incomplete neurologic deficits benefit from early surgery consisting of decompression and long-segmental stabilization.
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