The Influence of the Ribs on the Gravity of Burst Thoracic Spine Fractures

Universidade de Passo Fundo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Burst Thoracic Spine Fractures

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01544933

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to analyse the anatomic influence of the ribs related to the incidence and severity of burst spine fractures.

Full description

To analyse the anatomic influence of the ribs related to the incidence and severity of burst spine fractures, with the measurements of kyphosis, vertebral collapse and vertebral canal narrowing

Enrollment: 2 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 17 to 79 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• burst fractures in thoracic spine

Exclusion criteria

• fractures that were not burst fractures in thoracic spine

Trial design

2 participants in 2 patient groups

burst fractures in vertebrae with true ribs

Description:

between T1 and T10

burst fractures in vertebrae with floating ribs

Description:

between T11 and T12