BACKGROUND The treatment of unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures with short-segment posterior spinal instrumentation without anterior column reconstruction is associated with a high rate of screw breakage and progressive loss of reduction. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the functional, neurologic, and radiographic results following transpedicular, balloon-assisted fracture r...

Injuries of the spine are not uncommon, they can have devastating consequences. Serious accidents like traffic, falling and sports' accidents are commonly associated with spinal trauma. In a 7-year review of 1,447 spine fractures, 202 (14%) were due to sporting or recreational causes, of which 84 (42%) were associated with paralysis, they occur in 11.2% of motorcyclists and 14.1 % of car occupa...

Abstract The progressive microcracking processes in a burst-prone Class II rock, Kuru granite, and non-burst-prone I Fauske marble were investigated, aiming to reveal the physics of rock burst difference burst-proneness rocks. cylindrical specimens granite uniaxially loaded various levels both pre- post-peak stages, which was monitored by Acoustic emission technique. After that, thin sections p...

Study Design In vitro biomechanical study. Objective To investigate the biomechanics of thoracolumbar burst and Chance-type fractures during fall from height. Methods Our model consisted of a three-vertebra human thoracolumbar specimen (n = 4) stabilized with muscle force replication and mounted within an impact dummy. Each specimen was subjected to a single fall from an average height of 2.1 m...

BACKGROUND This study attempts to prove a cause and effect relationship between spine immobilization following posterior fixation for unstable burst fractures and degeneration observed following hardware removal. METHODS We enrolled 57 patients (259 intervertebral discs [IVDs]) who underwent only posterior instrumentation without fusion for thoracolumbar and lumbar unstable burst fractures. W...

An LPG tank fabncated by a major manufacturer in the late 1940s with rolled skid plate, commonly used in steel floor construction, burst catastrophcally under direct sunlight. The rupture caused extensive property damage and fatal injury. Metallurgxal analysis revealed that at time of fabrication the full penetration longitudinal seam weld of the tank had been torch cut and then reconnected wit...