Radiographic Comparison of Stable Burst Fractures with Compression Fractures in Thoracolumbar Spine / 대한척추외과학회지
Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
; : 415-421, 1999.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
STUDY DESIGN:
A retrospective study was designed to evaluate the radiographic diagnostic method to detect any abnormal findings and differentiate stable burst fractures with compression fractures at thoracolumbar spine.OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate diagnostic sensitivity of radiographic analysis and confirm the effectiveness of the radiographic diagnostic methods to differentiate stable burst fractures with pure compression fractures. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA A data showed that the diagnostic sensitivity using radiographic analysis was 83%. The greater sensitivity was obtained at high posterior superior vertebral angle and PSVA/PIVA > 1.3. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Thirty-one patients with thoracolumbar spine fractures were evaluate to differentiate stable burst fractures with pure compression fractures. All patients were taken X-ray and CT. The PSVA(Posterior superior vertebral angle), PIVA(Posterior inferior vertebral angle), PSVA/PIVA were checked using lateral plain radiographs during follow-up period, and the final data was analysed using radiological & statistical methods.RESULTS:
Middle column failure of stable burst fractures was greatly observed at high PSVA(especially >100degree) and high PSVA/PIVA ratio(> 1.3).CONCLUSION:
The radiographic analysis using PSVA(Posterior superior vertebral angle), PIVA(Posterior inferior vertebral angle), PSVA/PIVA might be the one of useful methods to differentiate stable burst fractures with pure compression fractures at thoracolumbar spine during follow-up period.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Spine
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Diagnosis
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Fractures, Compression
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
Year:
1999
Document type:
Article