Factors influencing the quality of life after burst fractures of the thoracolumbar transition

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
Daniel BriemW Linhart

Abstract

Dorsal stabilisation has represented the standard procedure for the treatment of burst fractures of the thoracolumbar spine for a long time, but in the last few years the combined dorsoventral stabilisation has gained in significance due to its higher mechanical stability. However, there are no data yet available indicating whether the patients benefit from the combined operation with regard to their postoperative quality of life and what the advantages are in comparison with the dorsal procedures. Therefore, the question was researched in the framework of a matched-pairs analysis of patients suffering from an unstable fracture of the thoracolumbar transition. From a consecutive series of patients treated in our clinic between 1995 and 2000, 10 patients with combined and 10 patients with a purely dorsal stabilisation were selected and included in the study. Their quality of life was summed up in retrospect with the SF-36 questionnaire. The X-rays were analysed, and the Cobb angle as well as the sagittal index were calculated. Only patients with burst fractures of the thoracolumbar transition without accompanying co-morbidity and neurological deficits were included in the study. Both of the treated groups were matched with regar...Continue Reading

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