• Injury · Jun 2013

    Review

    Advances made in the treatment of thoracolumbar fractures: current trends and future directions.

    • Peter V Giannoudis, Spyros G Pneumaticos, and Georgios K Triantafyllopoulos.
    • Academic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece. irosp@bcm.tmc.edu
    • Injury. 2013 Jun 1;44(6):703-12.

    AbstractThoracolumbar fractures are common injuries after blunt trauma and are accompanied with significant morbidity, including neurologic deficit. Parallel to the evolution of initial management during the past few years, efforts have been concentrated on determining clear indications for surgical treatment, as there is no agreement over superiority of conservative or operative treatment. Various classification systems have been used for identifying those injuries requiring surgical intervention. Moreover, novel trends in surgical techniques, including minimal invasive surgery, implants and rehabilitation protocols have provided new, promising aspects regarding the treatment and outcomes of thoracolumbar fractures. The present review focuses on these recent advances.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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