Thoracolumbar spine trauma: a guide for the FRCS examination

Thoracolumbar spine injuries are commonly seen in trauma settings and have a high risk of causing serious morbidity. There can be controversy when it comes to classifying thoracolumbar injuries within the spinal community, but there remains a need to classify, evaluate and manage thoracolumbar fract...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hwang, Z., Abdalla, M., Ajayi, B., Bernard, J., Bishop, T., Lui, D. F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Paris 2022
Materias:
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10368559/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36460810
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00590-022-03430-9
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Sumario:Thoracolumbar spine injuries are commonly seen in trauma settings and have a high risk of causing serious morbidity. There can be controversy when it comes to classifying thoracolumbar injuries within the spinal community, but there remains a need to classify, evaluate and manage thoracolumbar fractures. This article aims to provide a guide on classification of thoracolumbar spine injuries using the AO Spine Thoracolumbar Injury Classification System (AO TLICS).

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