Correlation between the Ievel of neurologic injury and spinal canal narrowing in burst fractures of spine

Volume: 29 Number: 3 September 11, 2006
  • A. Eren
  • Cuma Kilickap
  • Ercument Zaim
  • Taskin Tecimer
  • Tugrul Berkel
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Correlation between the Ievel of neurologic injury and spinal canal narrowing in burst fractures of spine

Abstract

The documents with their computerized tomographic results of forty patients who have the type of burst fractures form a total number of 128 patients treated for spinal fractures in Kartal Education and Research Hospital between 1989-1994 have been reevaluated. It is asked whether there is correlation between narrowing of spinal canal sagital diameter and neurological status of the patient. Neurological Frankel level and percentage of spinal canal narrowing of each patient has been determined and their statical data calculated with the regression analysis method. Sixteen of forty patients had neurologic injury. In five different neurologic Ievels from Frankel A to E, the mean percentage of spinal canal narrowing were 57, 80, 73, 44 and 23 respectively. It has been found there is a significant correlation between traumatic spinal canal stenosis and severity of neurologic injury. Neurologic deficit is primarily determined by the severity of the first trauma. Together with the anatomic Ievel of injury, also the degree of spinal canal stenosis is an important determining factor of the severity of neurologic injury.

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A. Eren This is me

Cuma Kilickap This is me

Ercument Zaim This is me

Taskin Tecimer This is me

Tugrul Berkel This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 1995 Volume: 29 Number: 3

APA
Eren, A., Kilickap, C., Zaim, E., Tecimer, T., & Berkel, T. (2006). Correlation between the Ievel of neurologic injury and spinal canal narrowing in burst fractures of spine. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 29(3), 189-191. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v29i3.1582
AMA
1.Eren A, Kilickap C, Zaim E, Tecimer T, Berkel T. Correlation between the Ievel of neurologic injury and spinal canal narrowing in burst fractures of spine. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;29(3):189-191. doi:10.3944/aott.v29i3.1582
Chicago
Eren, A., Cuma Kilickap, Ercument Zaim, Taskin Tecimer, and Tugrul Berkel. 2006. “Correlation Between the Ievel of Neurologic Injury and Spinal Canal Narrowing in Burst Fractures of Spine”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 29 (3): 189-91. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v29i3.1582.
EndNote
Eren A, Kilickap C, Zaim E, Tecimer T, Berkel T (September 1, 2006) Correlation between the Ievel of neurologic injury and spinal canal narrowing in burst fractures of spine. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 29 3 189–191.
IEEE
[1]A. Eren, C. Kilickap, E. Zaim, T. Tecimer, and T. Berkel, “Correlation between the Ievel of neurologic injury and spinal canal narrowing in burst fractures of spine”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 189–191, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v29i3.1582.
ISNAD
Eren, A. - Kilickap, Cuma - Zaim, Ercument - Tecimer, Taskin - Berkel, Tugrul. “Correlation Between the Ievel of Neurologic Injury and Spinal Canal Narrowing in Burst Fractures of Spine”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 29/3 (September 1, 2006): 189-191. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v29i3.1582.
JAMA
1.Eren A, Kilickap C, Zaim E, Tecimer T, Berkel T. Correlation between the Ievel of neurologic injury and spinal canal narrowing in burst fractures of spine. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;29:189–191.
MLA
Eren, A., et al. “Correlation Between the Ievel of Neurologic Injury and Spinal Canal Narrowing in Burst Fractures of Spine”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 29, no. 3, Sept. 2006, pp. 189-91, doi:10.3944/aott.v29i3.1582.
Vancouver
1.A. Eren, Cuma Kilickap, Ercument Zaim, Taskin Tecimer, Tugrul Berkel. Correlation between the Ievel of neurologic injury and spinal canal narrowing in burst fractures of spine. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;29(3):189-91. doi:10.3944/aott.v29i3.1582