Abstract Background To investigate the clinical efficacy and therapeutic value of posterior decompression reduction, bone grafting fusion, internal fixation for treatment symptomatic old thoracolumbar fractures. Method Retrospective analysis was conducted 14 patients (9 men, 5 women; average age 40.1 years) with fractures who underwent operation. American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) scores...

Background The older adults who are in the middle of health and disability called frail because they vulnerable to disability. Although relationship between chronic diseases frailty has been reported through a number previous studies, latest studies examining prevalence based on multifaceted factors limited. Method In this study, data from 5th Survey Living Conditions Older study conducted 2020...

BACKGROUND We present a report of a blunt-trauma patient who developed an atypical extrapleural hematoma with hemodynamic instability following a dislocation fracture of the first lumbar vertebra. We successfully treated her with arterial embolization (AE) of the lumbar and intercostal arteries. CASE REPORT The patient, a 74-year-old woman, was injured in a traffic accident. At the scene of t...