Normal Neurological Function Clinical Trial
Official title:
Thoracic And Lumbar Burst Fracture: Correlation Between Structural Changes And Clinical Outcome Of Treatment
Evaluate the correlation between the structural changes of fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine burst type with clinical outcome of the treatment.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 25 |
Est. completion date | July 2013 |
Est. primary completion date | June 2013 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 22 Years to 69 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Patients with thoracic or lumbar burst fracture, without neurological lesion treated by the principal investigator of the study and periodically monitored in the Service of the researcher, Orthopedic Hospital of Passo Fundo, with minimum follow-up of 24 months fracture. Exclusion Criteria: - Patients with neurological deficit or who have left before 24 months the follow-up. |
Time Perspective: Retrospective
Country | Name | City | State |
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Brazil | Hospital Ortopedico de Passo Fundo | Passo Fundo | RS |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Hospital Ortopedico de Passo Fundo |
Brazil,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Clinical and radiological outcome after two years of follow up: Pain (VAS), deformity (degrees) and quality of life (SF36 questionary) | Retrospective review of medical records and imaging studies (radiographs and CT scans) of 30 patients without neurological deficit, with fractures of the thoracic and lumbar burst-type, in the archives of the Orthopedic Hospital of Passo Fundo, in the period between 2002 to 2011 submitted the clinical follow-up or post-operative periodical by the principal investigator of the study. The fractures, of the selected patients will be classified according to Magerl et al. (AO). Minimum follow-up is 24 months. It should be emphasized that all patients underwent at follow-up, the measurement of visual analog pain scale (VAS), the SF36 quality of life questionnaire, radiographic measurements of kyphosis, collapse and narrowing of the spinal canal. The clinical results obtained with conservative and surgical treatment will be compared and correlated with the morphological changes presented by the fractured vertebra. | Over Two Years | No |