Intervertebral disc injury is the mainspring for the postoperative increase in Cobb Angle after thoracolumbar burst fracture.

Zhi PengZhongfeng CuiXiaolin KuangChen YuYushan RuanChuan LiShaobo LiSheng Lu
Published in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong) (2022)
For TLBF with an intervertebral disc injury, the presurgical degree of intervertebral disc injury is the main reason for the post-surgery increase in the Cobb angle. Thus, diagnosis and treatment of this kind of patient require attention to the risk of spinal deformity.