Thoracolumbar fracture dislocation (AO type C injury): A systematic review of surgical reduction techniques.

ABSTRACT: Spinal injuries constitute about 3% of all injury cases and most of these injuries affect the thoracolumbar region, but thoracolumbar fracture-dislocations are much rarer. Dislocations (AO Type C injuries) of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, with or without associated fractures, happen due to very high energy trauma involving simultaneous, multidirectional, distractive and compressive forces across various spinal elements, which results in translational and rotational instability of the spinal column. Various reduction maneuvers have been described for thoracolumbar fracture-dislocations in the literature aiming to provide standardization in surgery for this situation. The aim of this review article is to systematically review the literature till date and describe various reduction maneu

SUBMITTER: Kumar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7452329 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature