Operative Compared with Nonoperative Treatment of a Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture without Neurological Deficit
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery2015Vol. 97(1), pp. 3–9
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Kirkham B. Wood, Glenn R. Buttermann, Rishabh Phukan, Christopher C. Harrod, Amir A. Mehbod, Brian D. Shannon, Christopher M. Bono, Mitchel B. Harris
Abstract
While early analysis (four years) revealed few significant differences between the two groups, at long-term follow-up (sixteen to twenty-two years), those with a stable burst fracture who were treated nonoperatively reported less pain and better function compared with those who were treated surgically.
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