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Flexion teardrop fracture of the cervical spine: a narrative review.

Ignacio Cirillo, Sebastián Blanco, Sebastián Cabello, Guillermo Ricciardi, Alfredo Guiroy, Ratko Yurac, on behalf AO Spine Latin America Trauma Study Group

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ignacio CirilloHospital del Trabajador, Santiago, Chile.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6937-5634
Sebastián BlancoOrthopedic and Traumatology, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5119-9429
Sebastián CabelloClínica Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8549-2234
Guillermo RicciardiCentro Médico Integral Fitz Roy, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6959-9301
Alfredo GuiroyClínica de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9162-6508
Ratko YuracDepartment of Orthopedic and Traumatology, University del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3603-6294
on behalf AO Spine Latin America Trauma Study Group

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Teardrop fractures of the cervical spine are characterized by a triangular-shaped fragment located in the anteroinferior corner of the vertebral body. Flexion-type teardrop fractures are highly unstable injuries resulting from a flexion-compression mechanism. A notable feature of these injuries is retrolisthesis of the vertebral body, which is often associated with a high risk of neurological compromise. The anterior approach is the most commonly used surgical treatment for flexion-type teardrop fractures. In contrast, extension-type teardrop fractures primarily affect the axis vertebral body and are generally stable injuries that can be treated nonoperatively.

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cervical spineflexion-compression injuriesteardrop fracturetrauma

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PMID41031621
PMCPMC12497533

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