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27-09-2024 | Pityriasis Lichenoides Chronica | Review Article

Thoracolumbar injuries: prehospital and emergency management, imaging, classifications and clinical implications

Authors: Guido A. Wanner, Frank Bloemers, Christoph Nau, Klaus Wendt, Marko Jug, Radko Komadina, Hans Christoph Pape

Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Abstract

Thoracolumbar fractures are common injuries that usually result from high energy trauma. They can lead to significant morbidity due to neurologic impair - or mortality - if not managed according to strict and rapid intervention rules in terms of decompression of the spinal cord, and rigid fixation of the fracture. This manuscript reviews emergency treatment protocols, imaging modalities, and classification systems used for thoracolumbar fractures. The emergency treatment is discussed, specific classifications are compared and indications for surgeries are compared.

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Title: Thoracolumbar injuries: prehospital and emergency management, imaging, classifications and clinical implications
Authors: Guido A. Wanner
Frank Bloemers
Christoph Nau
Klaus Wendt
Marko Jug
Radko Komadina
Hans Christoph Pape
Publication date: 27-09-2024
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Pityriasis Lichenoides Chronica
Spinal Injury
Spinal Injury
Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Print ISSN: 1863-9933
Electronic ISSN: 1863-9941
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-024-02658-w

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