Morphological features of thoracolumbar burst fractures associated with neurological outcome in thoracolumbar traumatic spinal cord injury.
Julien GouletAndréane Richard-DenisYvan PetitLucien DiotaleviJean-Marc Mac-ThiongPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2020)
Morphological features of the bony structures involving the spinal canal in thoracolumbar burst fractures with severe TSCI are associated with the chronic neurological outcome and could provide more insight than the AIS clinical grading. The fracture pattern may better reflect the actual level of energy transferred to the spinal cord than distinguishing between low- and high-energy trauma.