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ArticleCureus2022

Nonoperative Management in Intact Burst Fracture Patient With Thoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity Score of 5: A Case Report.

Gersham J Rainone, Yash Patel, Cody Woodhouse, Ryan Sauber, Alexander Yu

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Gersham J RainoneMedicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
Yash PatelMedicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
Cody WoodhouseNeurosurgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, USA.
Ryan SauberOrthopaedic Surgery, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, USA.
Alexander YuNeurosurgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, USA.
Allegheny General Hospital · USAllegheny Health Network · USDrexel University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thoracolumbar fractures are a common consequence of trauma, often a result of motor vehicle accidents or falls. Burst fractures are a morphology of thoracolumbar fracture in which compressive force causes retropulsion of the posterior elements of the vertebral body, potentially leading to neurological deficits. The Thoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity (TLICS) score is a decision-making tool to help surgeons decide between nonoperative and operative management. For assigned scores of 4, management is at the discretion of the surgeon, and for scores ≥ 5, operative treatment is recommended. Burst fracture patients that are neurologically intact are given a score of 5 if there is a posterior ligamentous complex (PLC) injury and are recommended to undergo operative management. Here we present a neurologically intact patient with an L4 burst fracture with PLC injury that was managed conservatively and demonstrated successful clinical, functional, and radiographic recovery.

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burst fractureligamentous injurynon-operative managementthoracolumbar fracturethoracolumbar injury classification and severity (tlics)

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PMID36299980
PMCPMC9588281
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