Research Article

The efficacy of non-operative treatment of burst fractures of the thoracolumbar vertebrae

Volume: 38 Number: 1 September 11, 2006
  • Levent Celebi
  • Hasan Muratli
  • Ozgur Dogan
  • Mehmet Yagmurlu
  • Cem Aktekin
  • Ali Bicimoglu
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The efficacy of non-operative treatment of burst fractures of the thoracolumbar vertebrae

Abstract

Objectives: We evaluated the efficacy of non-operative treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures.
Methods : The study included 26 patients (19 males, 7 females; mean age 36 years; range 18 to 67 years) who underwent conservative treatment for single-level thoracolumbar fractures without posterior column involvement. None of the patients had neurologic deficits and canal encroachment was 50% or less in all fractures. Functional results were evaluated with the use of Denis’ pain and work scales. Relationships were sought between functional results and follow-up time, progression in kyphosis angle, residual kyphosis, and residual canal stenosis, and between radiologic parameters.
Results : Functional results were excellent or good in 65.3%, and poor in 7.7%. Three patients required surgery because of pain. Final follow-up evaluations showed a significant progression in the mean Cobb angle (p<0.001) and a significant remodelization in the mean canal encroachment (p<0.001). No significant correlations were found between progression in kyphosis, residual kyphosis, residual canal stenosis, and functional results (p>0.05). The mean initial Cobb angle was correlated with the mean initial canal encroachment (p<0.05). There was also a correlation between the initial canal encroachment and final remodelization (p<0.001).
Conclusion : Although non-operative management of thoracolumbar fractures has considerable efficacy, it may yield poor results in a small percentage of patients, some of whom require surgery because of pain. Thus, further prospective, randomized, and comparative studies with longer follow-up periods are required to define prognostic factors that may predict poor results following non-operative treatment.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Levent Celebi This is me

Hasan Muratli This is me

Ozgur Dogan This is me

Mehmet Yagmurlu This is me

Cem Aktekin This is me

Ali Bicimoglu This is me

Publication Date

September 11, 2006

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

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Year 2004 Volume: 38 Number: 1

APA
Celebi, L., Muratli, H., Dogan, O., Yagmurlu, M., Aktekin, C., & Bicimoglu, A. (2006). The efficacy of non-operative treatment of burst fractures of the thoracolumbar vertebrae. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 38(1), 16-22. https://izlik.org/JA92RB22ZU
AMA
1.Celebi L, Muratli H, Dogan O, Yagmurlu M, Aktekin C, Bicimoglu A. The efficacy of non-operative treatment of burst fractures of the thoracolumbar vertebrae. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;38(1):16-22. https://izlik.org/JA92RB22ZU
Chicago
Celebi, Levent, Hasan Muratli, Ozgur Dogan, Mehmet Yagmurlu, Cem Aktekin, and Ali Bicimoglu. 2006. “The Efficacy of Non-Operative Treatment of Burst Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Vertebrae”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38 (1): 16-22. https://izlik.org/JA92RB22ZU.
EndNote
Celebi L, Muratli H, Dogan O, Yagmurlu M, Aktekin C, Bicimoglu A (September 1, 2006) The efficacy of non-operative treatment of burst fractures of the thoracolumbar vertebrae. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38 1 16–22.
IEEE
[1]L. Celebi, H. Muratli, O. Dogan, M. Yagmurlu, C. Aktekin, and A. Bicimoglu, “The efficacy of non-operative treatment of burst fractures of the thoracolumbar vertebrae”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 16–22, Sept. 2006, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA92RB22ZU
ISNAD
Celebi, Levent - Muratli, Hasan - Dogan, Ozgur - Yagmurlu, Mehmet - Aktekin, Cem - Bicimoglu, Ali. “The Efficacy of Non-Operative Treatment of Burst Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Vertebrae”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38/1 (September 1, 2006): 16-22. https://izlik.org/JA92RB22ZU.
JAMA
1.Celebi L, Muratli H, Dogan O, Yagmurlu M, Aktekin C, Bicimoglu A. The efficacy of non-operative treatment of burst fractures of the thoracolumbar vertebrae. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;38:16–22.
MLA
Celebi, Levent, et al. “The Efficacy of Non-Operative Treatment of Burst Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Vertebrae”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 38, no. 1, Sept. 2006, pp. 16-22, https://izlik.org/JA92RB22ZU.
Vancouver
1.Levent Celebi, Hasan Muratli, Ozgur Dogan, Mehmet Yagmurlu, Cem Aktekin, Ali Bicimoglu. The efficacy of non-operative treatment of burst fractures of the thoracolumbar vertebrae. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2006 Sep. 1;38(1):16-22. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA92RB22ZU