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Delayed surgery in neurologically intact patients affected by thoraco-lumbar junction burst fractures: to reduce pain and improve quality of life

   
@article{JSS4155,
	author = {Lorenzo Nigro and Roberto Tarantino and Pasquale Donnarumma and Marika Rullo and Antonio Santoro and Roberto Delfini},
	title = {Delayed surgery in neurologically intact patients affected by thoraco-lumbar junction burst fractures: to reduce pain and improve quality of life},
	journal = {Journal of Spine Surgery},
	volume = {4},
	number = {2},
	year = {2018},
	keywords = {},
	abstract = {Background: This is a retrospective study on 18 patients affected by thoraco-lumbar junction burst fractures (TLJBF) A3 or A4 at computed tomography (CT) scan who referred to our hospital. To assess the surgical results in terms of pain and quality of life in a series of neurologically intact patients affected by TLJBF who underwent surgery after 3–4 months from the injury. In literature there is controversy if pain could be an indication for surgery in TLJBF and series of patients conservatively managed with success have been reported.
Methods: A retrospective study on 18 patients is reported. Patients included in this series were neurologically intact and affected by a TLJBF A3 or A4 at CT scan, the height of the burst vertebral body was >50%, spinal canal invasion was },
	issn = {2414-4630},	url = {https://jss.amegroups.org/article/view/4155}
}