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Objective: Comparison between the clinical and radiological findings in patients that underwent surgery due to thoracolumbar fractures was aimed in this study. Methods: Between 1995 and 2009, 38 patients (15 male, 23 female, mean age 46.5 years) that underwent operation after diagnosis of thoracolumbar fractures were admitted to the study. Clinic values were evaluated with Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Frankle and scale of Oswestry scales. Radiological values were evaluated with preoperative, postoperative and last control X-ray images. Value of sagittal index (SI), value of local kyphosis angle (LKA) and the percentage of anterior corpus height loss (ACHL) were measured using X-ray images.Results: The mean follow-up period was 96.5months, the mean VAS value was 13,5 mm, and the mean Oswestry value was 15. Preoperative SI angles increased, as well as final control measurements. On the other hand the final control measurements became higher as postoperative angles increased (P<0,05). We also observed increased LKA, postoperative LKA and measured angle of the final controls (P<0,05). Preoperative ACHL percentage, postoperative ACHL percentage, and the ACHL percentage at the final control were all significantly higher (P<0,05). However, there was no significant correlation between the clinical and the radiological parameters.Conclusion: As a result, clinical data were not associated with radiological data.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sagittal index; Local kyphosis angle; Anterior corpus height loss, Visual analog painscale

CERRAHİ UYGULANAN TORAKOLOMBER VERTEBRA KIRIKLARINDA KLİNİK VE RADYOLOJİK SONUÇLARIN KARŞILAŞTIRILMASI

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Amaç: Torokolomber omurga kırığı tanısı ile cerrahi uygulanan hastaların klinik ve radyolojik sonuçlarının karşılaştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışma, 1995 ile 2009 tarihleri arasında torokolomber omurga kırığı tanısı ile cerrahi uygulanan 38 (23 kadın, 15 erkek, ortalama yaş 46.5) hastadan oluşmaktadır. Klinik veriler Visual Analog Skala (VAS), Oswestry ve Frankel skalaları ile; radyolojik veriler ise hastaların cerrahi öncesi, sonrası ve son kontrollerindeki çekilen X-ray görüntülerinde yapılan sagital indeks (Sİ) değerleri, lokal kifoz açıları (LKA) ve anterior korpus yükseklik kaybı (AKYK) yüzdeleri ölçülerek değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Hastaların ortalama takip süresi 96,5 ay (6-183 ay) dır. VAS ortalaması 13,5 mm, Oswestry ortalaması 15’tir. Ameliyat öncesi Sİ açıları arttıkça son kontrol açıları da yükselmekte ve ameliyat sonrası açılar ne kadar yüksekse son kontrol açıları da aynı oranda yüksek olmaktadır (P < 0,05). LKA arttıkça ameliyat sonrası LKA da yükselmekte, ameliyat sonrası LKA arttıkça son kontrol açısı da yüksek olmaktadır (P < 0,05). Ameliyat öncesi AKYK yüzdesi arttıkça ameliyat sonrası AKYK yüzdesi yükselmekte; ameliyat öncesi AKYK yüzdesi arttıkça son kontrol AKYK yüzdesi yüksek olmakta; ameliyat sonrası AKYK yüzdesi yüksekse son kontrol AKYK yüzdesi de yüksek olmaktadır (P < 0,05).Ancak klinik sonuçlar, radyolojik parametreler ile karşılaştırıldıklarında aralarında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki saptanmamıştır. Sonuç: Sonuç olarak, klinik veriler radyolojik parametreler arasında anlamlı bir ilişki saptanmamıştır

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Omurga kırıkları, Sagittal indeks, Lokal kifoz açısı, anterior korpus yükseklik kaybı, Görsel analog ağrı skalası

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