Presentamos el caso de un niño de 10 meses con fractura-subluxación inveterada de la columna toracolumbar, sin daño neurológico, a causa de un trauma no accidental por mecanismo desconocido. Para evaluar la estabilidad espinal se utilizó el sistema de clasificación de la gravedad de las lesiones to...
Introduction: In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVF) are of multifactorial etiology. The main mechanism is spontaneous and therefore most are asymptomatic. The presence of VF has an impact on the quality of life of patients, and consequently on morbidity and mo...
La osteoporosis es una enfermedad sistémica que deteriora la calidad del hueso y su arquitectura. Como consecuencia, predispone a fracturas por fragilidad, entre las cuales las fracturas vertebrales son frecuentes. Estas se asocian a una gran morbimortalidad. La vertebroplastia ha surgi...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the temporal trends of thoracolumbar fusion procedures performed by the United Health System in Brazil from 2009 to 2019. Methods: This was an observational ecological study based on data collected from the information systems under the aegis of DATASUS, especially the H...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Vertebral fracture is the main complication of osteoporosis and is common among the elderly. Conservative treatment is the first choice for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF) but for persistent painful cases, percutaneous vertebral cement augmentation techniques, ...
Tisot, Rodrigo Arnold;
Vieira, Juliano Silveira Luiz;
Collares, Diego da Silva;
Dapieve Junior, Valci José;
Schneider, Leonardo Mota;
Aquino, Alexander Acauan de;
Reichert, Ana Victória Coletto;
Gelain, Augusto Poloniato;
Ranzolin, Isabelle;
Marcon, Jandáia Bortolini;
Dariva, Karine;
Ferron, Lucas Thomazi;
Grando, Luiz Casemiro Krzyzaniak;
Lima, Matheus Henrique Benin;
Silva, Rodrigo Alberton da.
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the anatomic influence of the ribs related to the severity of thoracic spine burst fractures. Methods: A retrospective review of 28 patients with thoracic spine burst fractures hospitalized by the Spine Group of the Hospital Ortopédico de Passo Fundo between January 2002...
ABSTRACT Kyphoplasty (KP) and vertebroplasty (VP) are both widely adopted treatments for patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVF), however, which of these techniques is more effective has not yet been established. We performed a systematic review of articles, followed by meta-analysis, in an ...
ABSTRACT Traumatic atlanto-axial subluxation is a rare and underdiagnosed condition due to its high rate - reported to be between 60 and 80% - of early mortality. Its diagnosis takes into account the trauma mechanism, precise analyses of the imaging tests and the clinical presentation of the patient. Thi...
