European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
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Authors examined a case series of patients younger than 18 years old who had sustained a traumatic thoracolumbar spine fracture to evaluate radiological and clinical findings of coronal spinal balance, after conservative treatment. ⋯ The prevalence of scoliosis in our population is higher than those of idiopathic scoliosis; Risser grade 3 or above, lumbar fracture and a single fracture seem to account for more severe coronal deformation.
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To evaluate the effect of integrity of dural sac in determining motor neurological recovery in patients with cauda equinal and epiconal injuries in vertebral fractures at thoracolumbar junction. ⋯ Neurological recovery in cauda equinal and epiconal injuries in thoracolumbar fractures is significantly less likely in an intact dural sac, probably because the dural breach prevents the roots to take as much impact as compared to an intact dural sac.