e-Cases
Thoracolumbar spine fractures
Publication date: September 5, 2012 | Updated on September 5, 2012
Report
Diagnosis
Thoracolumbar spine fractures
History
Type A.
Vertebral body compression
A1. Impaction fractures
A2. Split fractures
A3. Burst fractures
Type B
Anterior and posterior element injury with distraction
B1. Posterior disruption predominantly ligamentous (flexion-distraction injury)
B2. Posterior disruption predominantly osseous (flexion-distraction injury)
B3. Anterior disruption through the disc (hyperextension-shear injury)
Type C
Anterior and posterior element injury with rotation
C1. Type A injuries with rotation (compression injuries with rotation)
C2. Type B injuries with rotation
C3. Rotational-shear injuries