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Fractured thoracic vertebra

MedGen UID:
578242
•Concept ID:
C0347780
•
Injury or Poisoning
Synonyms: bone thoracic vertebra; Fracture of thoracic spine; Fracture of thoracic vertebra
SNOMED CT: Fracture of thoracic vertebra (125607007); Fracture of thoracic spine (125607007)
 
HPO: HP:0041073

Definition

A partial or complete breakage of the thoracic vertebra. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The Conservative Treatment of Traumatic Thoracolumbar Vertebral Fractures.
Spiegl UJ, Fischer K, Schmidt J, Schnoor J, Delank S, Josten C, Schulte T, Heyde CE
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2018 Oct 19;115(42):697-704. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2018.0697. PMID: 30479250Free PMC Article
Management of thoracolumbar spine fractures.
Wood KB, Li W, Lebl DR, Ploumis A
Spine J 2014 Jan;14(1):145-64. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2012.10.041. PMID: 24332321
Nonoperative treatment.
Natelson SE
J Neurosurg Spine 2007 Jan;6(1):97; author reply 97-8. doi: 10.3171/spi.2007.6.1.97. PMID: 17233303

Recent systematic reviews

Systematic Review of Traumatic Thoracic Spondyloptosis and Presentation of a Novel Approach for Management With Quad Rod Construct.
Anokwute MC, House H, Huh A, Ordaz J, McVeigh L, Stockwell DW
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2022 Oct 1;23(4):e237-e244. Epub 2022 Jul 18 doi: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000338. PMID: 36103319
Burst fractures of the fifth lumbar vertebra: Case series and systematic review.
Cavagnaro MJ, Tavolaro C, Orenday-Barraza JM, Farhardi D, Baaj AA, Bransford R
J Clin Neurosci 2022 Sep;103:163-171. Epub 2022 Jul 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2022.07.017. PMID: 35907351
Efficacy of Bracing on Thoracic Kyphotic Angle and Functionality in Women with Osteoporosis: A Systematic Review.
Sánchez-Pinto-Pinto B, Romero-Morales C, López-López D, de-Labra C, García-Pérez-de-Sevilla G
Medicina (Kaunas) 2022 May 24;58(6) doi: 10.3390/medicina58060693. PMID: 35743956Free PMC Article
Concomitant injuries in patients with thoracic vertebral body fractures-a systematic literature review.
Spiegl UJ, Osterhoff G, Bula P, Hartmann F, Scheyerer MJ, Schnake KJ, Ullrich BW
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2022 Jul;142(7):1483-1490. Epub 2021 Mar 1 doi: 10.1007/s00402-021-03830-2. PMID: 33649914Free PMC Article
Which fractures are most attributable to osteoporosis?
Warriner AH, Patkar NM, Curtis JR, Delzell E, Gary L, Kilgore M, Saag K
J Clin Epidemiol 2011 Jan;64(1):46-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.07.007. PMID: 21130353Free PMC Article

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