Radiographic measurement parameters in thoracolumbar fractures: a systematic review and consensus statement of the spine trauma study group

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 31; no. 5; p. E156
• Main Authors: Keynan, Ory, Fisher, Charles G, Vaccaro, Alexander, Fehlings, Michael G, Oner, F C, Dietz, John, Kwon, Brian, Rampersaud, Raj, Bono, Christopher, France, John, Dvorak, Marcel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2006
• Subjects: Consensus; Expert Testimony; Humans; Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Lumbar Vertebrae - injuries; Patient Care Management; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Radiography; Spinal Fractures - diagnostic imaging; Spinal Fractures - therapy; Thoracic Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Thoracic Vertebrae - injuries

Systematic review. To review the various radiographic parameters currently used to assess traumatic thoracolumbar injuries, emphasizing the validity and technique behind each one, to formulate evidence-based guidelines for a standardized radiographic method of assessment of these fractures. The trea...