Toward Identifying and Resolving the Challenges to the Prognostic Validation of the Classifications for Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures: A Narrative Review.

Journal: Clinical spine surgery
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To review the historical thoracolumbar burst fractures (TLBFs) classifications and discuss the probable gaps for their clinical validation.

Authors

  • Mohamed M Aly
    Department of Neurosurgery, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
  • Mohammad El-Sharkawi
    Department of Orthopedicsand Trauma Surgery, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
  • Andrei F Joaquim
    Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, State University of Campinas, Campinas-Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Javier Pizones
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
  • Xavier A Santander Espinoza
    Department of Neurosurgery, Instituto Clavel, Madrid, Spain.
  • Eugen C Popescu
    Prof. Dr. N. Oblu Emergency Hospital, Iasi, Romania.
  • Abdulaziz Bin Shebree N
    Department of Spine Surgery, King Fahd Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Paul Gerdhem
    Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institute, Department of Orthopaedics, Karolinska University Hospital, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Cumhur F Öner
    University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands.