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ArticleNeurologia medico-chirurgica2023

Evaluation of Posterior Ligamentous Complex Injury in Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures: Correlation Analysis of CT and MRI Findings.

Satoshi Yoshikawa, Yusuke Nishimura, Yoshitaka Nagashima, Hiroshi Ito, Takahiro Oyama, Tomoya Nishii, Tomomi Gonda, Hiroshi Ryu, Kei Nomura, Masahito Hara and 4 more

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Article in Neurologia medico-chirurgica, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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14 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Satoshi YoshikawaDepartment of Neurosurgery, General Aoyama Hospital.
Yusuke NishimuraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University Hospital.
Yoshitaka NagashimaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University Hospital.
Hiroshi ItoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University Hospital.
Takahiro OyamaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University Hospital.
Tomoya NishiiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University Hospital.
Tomomi GondaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University Hospital.
Hiroshi RyuDepartment of Neurosurgery, General Aoyama Hospital.
Kei NomuraDepartment of Neurosurgery, General Aoyama Hospital.
Masahito HaraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Aichi Medical University Hospital.
Masakazu TakayasuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Inazawa Manucipal Hospital.
Howard J GinsbergDivision of Neurosurgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto.
Tokumi KanemuraDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Konan Kosei Hospital.
Ryuta SaitoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University Hospital.
Nagoya University Hospital · JPAichi Medical University Hospital · JPKonan Kosei Hospital · JPSt. Michael's Hospital · CA

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Abstract

The goal of this study is to perform correlation analysis of Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results in posterior ligament complex (PLC) injury and define the morphological traits of thoracolumbar (TL) burst fractures connected to PLC injury. Forty patients with surgically repaired TL burst fractures between January 2013 and December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were split into two groups for comparison based on MRI (Group P: patients with a confirmed or suspected PLC injury; Group N: patients with PLC injury denied). The radiographic morphological examination based on CT scans and clinical evaluation was performed and compared between two groups. The thoracolumbar injury classification and severity score (TLICS), the load sharing classification (LSC) scores, and the number of patients with neurological impairments were considerably greater in Group P. Loss of height of the fracture (loss height), local kyphosis of the fracture (local kyphosis), and supraspinous distance were significantly higher in Group P and significantly associated with PLC injuries indicating severe vertebral body destruction and traumatic kyphosis in multivariate logistic analysis [odds ratio: 1.90, 1.06, and 1.13, respectively]. Cutoff value for local kyphosis obtained from the receiver operating characteristic curve was 18.8. If local kyphosis is greater than 18.8 degrees on CT scans, we should take into account the probability of the highly damaged burst fracture associated with PLC injury. In this situation, we should carefully assess MRI to identify the spinal cord injury or spinal cord compression in addition to PLC injury because these instances likely present with neurological abnormalities.

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KyphosisSpinal FracturesHumansLigamentsLumbar VertebraeMagnetic Resonance ImagingRetrospective StudiesThoracic VertebraeTomography, X-Ray Computedburst fractureCT scansloss of vertebral body heightPLC injurytraumatic kyphosis

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PMID36858635
PMCPMC10166606
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