Journal article
Recumbency in Thoracolumbar Fractures
Neurosurgery clinics of North America, Vol.8(4), pp.509-517
10/1997
DOI: 10.1016/S1042-3680(18)30297-3
PMID: 9314519
Abstract
Fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine are often treated successfully without surgery. Patients best suited for recumbency are those without deficit and minimal angular deformity and canal compromise. Angulation less than 20°, residual spinal canal of 50% or greater, and an anterior body height greater than 50% of the posterior height were additional criteria used in selecting recumbency. Patients were kept at bed rest for 1 to 4 weeks or until their pain resolved. They were then mobilized gradually in molded thoracolumbar orthoses for 3 to 5 months with sequential radiographs.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Recumbency in Thoracolumbar Fractures
- Creators
- Patrick W Hitchon - From the Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IowaJames C Torner - The Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, Division of Epidemiology, College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Neurosurgery clinics of North America, Vol.8(4), pp.509-517
- DOI
- 10.1016/S1042-3680(18)30297-3
- PMID
- 9314519
- NLM abbreviation
- Neurosurg Clin N Am
- ISSN
- 1042-3680
- eISSN
- 1558-1349
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/1997
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Epidemiology; Surgery; Injury Prevention Research Center; Neurosurgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984040495702771
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