Since Boehler's sentinel description, a universally acceptable thoracolumber fracture classification has eluded spine surgeons. The concept of the stability of a thoracolumbar injury changed continuously from the two column concept of Holdsworth to the three column theory of Denis. With the advent of sophisticated imaging techniques, improved biomechanical understanding, and in order to meet th...

acute injuries of the spine and spinal cord are among the most causes of severe disability and death after trauma. data about spine fracture with or without cord damage are different. the aim of this study was to determine epidemiology and demographics of spinal injury in main trauma center, guilan, an iranian province. the present study was a descriptive study of all cases of traumatic spine i...

Background: The hopelessness and helplessness experienced by spinal cord injury patients and treating doctors had triggered the innovations in the field of spinal cord injury management. Use of bone marrow mononuclear cells and stem/progenitor cells of desired lineage for the treatment of various diseases either alone or as add on to conventional treatment have shown promising results by severa...

introduction: more than 50 scoring systems have been published for classification of trauma patients in the field, emergency room, and intensive care settings, so far. the present study aimed to compare the ability of trauma injury severity score (triss) and acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (apache) iii in predicting mortality of intensive care unit (icu) admitted trauma patients....

Background: Motor vehicle crashes (MVC) cause variable injury to the thoracolumbar (TL) region of children secondary rapid deceleration from seatbelts. This mechanism can also predispose a child intraabdominal (IAI), which necessitates early diagnosis limit morbidity and mortality. While maximum extent TL-spine be appreciated shortly after presentation, severity IAI may not until days later. It...

conclusions the seatbelt wearing rate among the study participants was much lower than the 90% rate reported among iranian drivers in 2010. mandating seatbelt use, as in most countries, will be more effective if a combination of factors such as changes in vehicle design, road safety, and driver and passenger behavior are taken into account. background seatbelts are a relatively low-cost safety ...

PURPOSE To assess the correlation between the presence of lamina fractures, narrowing of the spinal canal, and the severity of injury. METHODS Records of 146 men and 44 women aged 13 to 84 (mean, 39) years diagnosed with burst fractures of the thoracolumbar spine were retrospectively reviewed. The laminar fractures and narrowing of the spinal canal were measured using computed tomography. The...