Hyperextension-distraction fractures in ankylosing and spondylotic spines: injury profile and treatment results.
Juan Ignacio CirilloMarcos Gimbernat RIgnacio Farías MGabriel Hernández VargasAlejandro Urzúa BJosé Vicente Ballesteros PPublished in: International orthopaedics (2022)
Hyperextension-distraction spine fractures are not unique in ASP. In patients with spondylosis and high-energy accidents, we should suspect those fractures and rule out associated injuries, fractures in other vertebral segments, and acute spinal cord injury. The four-level instrumentation achieved an effective fusion rate in all patients.
Keyphrases
- spinal cord injury
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- liver failure
- peritoneal dialysis
- spinal cord
- respiratory failure
- neuropathic pain
- drug induced
- postmenopausal women
- hepatitis b virus
- body composition
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- patient reported
- combination therapy
- mechanical ventilation