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TREATMENT OF UNSTABLE THORACOLUMBAR FRACTURES IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS

TRATAMIENTO DE FRACTURAS TORACOLUMBARES INESTABLES EN PACIENTES PEDIÁTRICOS

TRATAMENTO DAS FRATURAS TORACOLOMBARES INSTÁVEIS EM PACIENTES PEDIÁTRICOS

Objective:

To analyze the characteristics of unstable thoracolumbar fractures in the pediatric population.

Methods:

A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted with pediatric patients (0 to 15 years) who presented with unstable thoracolumbar fracture with or without neurological damage. Twenty-four operated patients were analyzed: 13 male and 11 female.

Results:

Falls from height are the most common cause, being the thoracolumbar junction the anatomical site most frequently injured.

Conclusion:

The thoracolumbar fractures are rare in the pediatric population, as well as post-surgical instrumentation structural deformities.

Spine; Spine injuries; Child


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