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What are the five surgical indications?
Unstable injury (posterior ligamentous complex disrupted)
>50% height loss
>50% canal compromise
>30 degrees kyphosis
Incomplete or progressive neurologic deficit
If a neurologic deficit is present, what is the preferred surgical approach?
Anteriorly to decompress, fuse
If posterior column involvement is present, what is the preferred surgical approach? What is the significance of a lamina fracture?
Posteriorly to fuse
Lamina fracture may entrap and compress nerve roots (go posterior)
What is the most common long-term complication of a thoracolumbar burst fracture?
Pain
Compare the reported outcomes of operative versus nonoperative treatment of stable burst fractures.
Equivalent outcomes