Fouad, A., Elsaghir, H., ELFiky, T., Ali Nafady, M. (2021). STUDY OF ASSOCIATED SKELETAL AND EXTRASKELETAL INJURIES IN HIGH ENERGY THORACIC AND LUMBAR SPINE FRACTURES. test, 3(4), 72-73. doi: 10.21608/alexpo.2021.101266.1295
Ahmed Helmy Fouad; Hesham Ali Elsaghir; Tarek Anwar ELFiky; Mahmoud Elsayed Ali Nafady. "STUDY OF ASSOCIATED SKELETAL AND EXTRASKELETAL INJURIES IN HIGH ENERGY THORACIC AND LUMBAR SPINE FRACTURES". test, 3, 4, 2021, 72-73. doi: 10.21608/alexpo.2021.101266.1295
Fouad, A., Elsaghir, H., ELFiky, T., Ali Nafady, M. (2021). 'STUDY OF ASSOCIATED SKELETAL AND EXTRASKELETAL INJURIES IN HIGH ENERGY THORACIC AND LUMBAR SPINE FRACTURES', test, 3(4), pp. 72-73. doi: 10.21608/alexpo.2021.101266.1295
Fouad, A., Elsaghir, H., ELFiky, T., Ali Nafady, M. STUDY OF ASSOCIATED SKELETAL AND EXTRASKELETAL INJURIES IN HIGH ENERGY THORACIC AND LUMBAR SPINE FRACTURES. test, 2021; 3(4): 72-73. doi: 10.21608/alexpo.2021.101266.1295

STUDY OF ASSOCIATED SKELETAL AND EXTRASKELETAL INJURIES IN HIGH ENERGY THORACIC AND LUMBAR SPINE FRACTURES

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Article 241, Volume 3, Issue 4, December 2021, Pages 72-73
Document Type: Preliminary preprint short reports of original research
DOI: 10.21608/alexpo.2021.101266.1295
Authors
Ahmed Helmy Fouad* 1; Hesham Ali Elsaghir2; Tarek Anwar ELFiky1; Mahmoud Elsayed Ali Nafady1
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Abstract
INTRODUCTION:
Thoracic and lumbar spine fractures encompass a wide range of injuries, ranging from stable fractures to complex fractures and dislocations. The dorsal and lumbar spines are split into three parts anatomically and functionally: the dorsal spine (D1-D10), the dorsolumbar junction (D10-L2), and the lumbar spine (L3-L5).
Thoracolumbar trauma is frequently associated with injuries to the chest and abdomen. These include haemo or pneumothorax, hepatic or splenic lacerations, aortic injuries and intestinal injuries.
As a result, well understanding the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms as well as the corresponding principles of surgical management are required for the successful treatment of polytrauma patients.

AIM OF THE WORK:
This study reported the incidence of skeletal and extraskeletal injuries associated with high energy thoracic and lumbar spine fractures in patients admitted to the ER of Alexandria Main University Hospital (AMUH) over the entire year of 2020.

PATIENTS AND METHODS:
PATIENTS:
Patients included in the study were admitted to the ER of AMUH from the 1st of January 2020 to the 31stof December 2020 and had different thoracic and lumbar spine fractures and they were treated either inside or outside AMUH.
Keywords
Thoracolumbar fractures; polytrauma patients; developement of neurological injury due to delayed fixation
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