Background Unstable thoracolumbar spinal injuries benefit from surgical fixation. However,
perioperative complications significantly affect outcomes in surgicallytreated spine patients …

Objective. To develop a validated regional and global injury severity scoring system for
thoracolumbar trauma. Summary of Background Data. The AOSpine Thoracolumbar Spine …

Abstract Purpose The AOSpine thoracolumbar (TL) spine injury classification system is
based mainly on computed tomography (CT). The main purpose of this study was to …

Objective We sought to identify delays for surgery to stabilize unstable thoracolumbar
fractures and the main reasons for them across Latin America. Methods We reviewed the …

Pediatric spine trauma is rare, with pediatric patients suffering only 2% to 5% of all spinal
injuries. 1–5 A majority of these are in the cervical spine. This is attributed to the …

The aim of this review to determine recommendations for classification and radiological
diagnosis of thoracolumbar spine fractures. Recommendation was made through a literature …

Study Design Survey study. Objective To determine the global perspective on controversial
aspects of sacral fracture classifications. Methods While developing the AOSpine Sacral …

When a low-energy trauma induces an acute vertebral fracture (VF) with clinical symptoms,
a definitive diagnosis of osteoporotic vertebral fracture (OVF) can be made. Beyond that, a …

Study Design Reliability study utilizing 183 injury CT scans by 22 spine trauma experts with
assessment of radiographic features, classification of injuries and treatment …

Spine Fractures of Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal
Hyperostosis: Fracture Severity and Injury-Related Mortality at a Level I Trauma Center …