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Does early surgery of thoracolumbar vertebral fractures with neural deficits effect to clinical results?

Nörolojik defisit olan torakolomber vertebra kırıklarında erken cerrahi tedavi sonuçlarını etkiler mi?

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Conclusion: This study showed that early surgical treatment and adequate posterior stabilization in unstable thoracolumbar vertebral fractures significantly decreases spinal canal compression and provides some degrees of neurological recovery and patientsʼ earlier return to social activities.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of early surgical intervention for unstable thoracolumbar vertebral fractures on restoration of spinal canal, neurologic recovery and clinical results.
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Key Findings & Data:Material and method: 58 patients with minimum three years follow up, retrospectively reviewed in this study.
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Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of early surgical intervention for unstable thoracolumbar vertebral fractures on restoration of spinal canal, neurologic recovery and clinical results. Material and method: 58 patients with minimum three years follow up, retrospectively reviewed in this study. The patients divided into three groups according to timing of surgery. Group I (n:31) consist of the patients who had surgery within 24 hours, group II (n:18) consist of the patients who had surgery within 24 to 96 hours, and group III (n:9) consist of the patients who had surgery after 96th hour. Mean time interval between trauma and surgery was found 5,2 days (5 hours to 19 day). Neurologic functions were classified according to Frankel classification. Patients were evaluated with Denis pain and work scale for pain and Professional status at last visits. Results: Spinal canal compression rates were significantly decreased postoperatively in all groups but maximum improvement was in group I (p<0.05). 3 of the 10 patients who had complete neurological deficit didn&#700;t show any recovery, and 7 patients who were classified as Frankel A showed some degrees of recovery and these patients were operated within 6-24 hours. Conclusion: This study showed that early surgical treatment and adequate posterior stabilization in unstable thoracolumbar vertebral fractures significantly decreases spinal canal compression and provides some degrees of neurological recovery and patients&#700; earlier return to social activities.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmada stabil olmayan torakolomber vertebra kırıklı olgularda erken cerrahi girişimin spinal kanal restorasyonu, nörolojik iyileşme ve klinik sonuçlar üzerindeki etkisinin olup olmadığının belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmamızda 58 olgu retrospektif olarak incelenmiştir. Takip süresi minimum 3 yıldır. Hastalar operasyona alınma sürelerine göre üç gruba ayrılmıştır. İlk 24 saatte operasyona alınanlar Grup I (n:31), 24-96. saatlerde alınanlar Grup II (n:18), 96. saatten sonra alınanlar ise Grup III (n:9) olarak belirlenmiştir. Olguların operasyona alınma süreleri ise ortalama 5.2 gün (5 saat-19 gün) olduğu saptanmıştır. Olguların nörolojik değerlendirmesi Frankel sınıflamasına göre yapılmıştır. Hastaların son kontrolünde Denisʼin ağrı ve iş skalası kullanılarak ağrı ve mesleki durumları değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Tüm gruplarda, postoperatif spinal kanal bası oranları preoperatif döneme göre anlamlı şekilde azalmıştır, ancak en belirgin azalma grup Iʼde gözlenmiştir (p<0.05). Komplet nörolojik defisiti olan 10 hastanın 3ʼünde hiç düzelme görülmezken, Frankel A olan 7 hastada birkaç derece düzelme görülmüştür ve bu hastaların 6-24 saatte opere edildikleri belirlenmiştir. Sonuç: Stabil olmayan torakolomber vertebra kırıklarında erken cerrahi tedavi ve yeterli posterior stabilizasyon spinal kanal basısını anlamlı derecede azaltarak hem nörolojik defisitte belirli derecelerde düzelmelere hem de hastanın daha kısa sürede sosyal hayata geri dönmesine olanak sağladığı fikri elde edilmiştir.

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GÖKÇE, H., SERBEST, S., TOSUN, H. B., SERİN, E., KARAKURT, L. (2012). Does early surgery of thoracolumbar vertebral fractures with neural deficits effect to clinical results?. Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery, Cilt: 23 - Sayı: 2, 91–100. https://ajindex.com/articles/216398

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