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ReviewEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society2024

Thoracolumbar injuries: non operative treatment: indications, management.

Christoph Nau, Hans Christoph Pape, Marko Jug, Klaus Wendt, Radko Komadina, Frank Bloemers

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Review in European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society, 2024. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Long-term outcomes in physical function and quality of life after traumatic thoracolumbar A3/A4 fractures: a comparison of conservative versus surgical management.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Christoph NauDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. c.nau@med.uni-frankfurt.de.
Hans Christoph PapeUniversity Hospital of Zürich, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Marko JugUniversity Medical Centre Ljubljana, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Klaus WendtUniversity Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Radko KomadinaMedical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Frank BloemersAmsterdam University Medical Centre, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThoracolumbar spine injuries can result from various traumatic events such as falls, motor vehicle accidents, and sports injuries. While surgical intervention is often indicated for complex fractures and in case of neurological deficits, non-operative treatment remains a viable option for certain types of injuries.

aimsThis manuscript aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the specific indications and treatment options of non-operative thoracolumbar spine injuries. It seeks to provide evidence-based recommendations for selecting patients suitable for conservative management based on fracture type and stability, absence of neurological deficits, spine deformity, integrity of the posterior ligament complex and patient specific factors.

Indexed as

Conservative TreatmentLumbar VertebraeSpinal FracturesThoracic VertebraeHumansSpinal InjuriesConservative managementFracture stabilityFunctional therapyMorphological modifiersNon-operative treatmentThoracolumbar spine injuries

Identifiers

PMID39331074
PMCPMC11599295

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