Midterm outcome after posterior stabilization of unstable Midthoracic spine fractures in the elderly.
Ulrich Josef Albert SpieglP-L HölbingJ-S JarversN V D HöhP PierohG OsterhoffC-E HeydePublished in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2021)
Unstable fractures of the midthoracic spine are associated with high rates of thoracic cage injuries. The mortality rate was rather high. The majority of the survivors had minimal to moderate disabilities. Thereby, patients treated with long segmental stabilization had a significantly lower rate of sequential vertebral body fractures during follow-up.