Table 2.
Patient characteristics
| Authors | No. of patients | Age | Fracture level | Trauma severity | Neurological impairment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schinkel et al. [48] | ≤72 h: 12 ≥72 h: 15 |
37.6 (14–78) |
Thoracic 27 | ISS 18.9 | 49.7% |
| Kerwin et al. [26] | ≤72 h: 73 ≥72 h: 85 |
39.5 | Thoracic 90 Lumbar 68 |
ISS 21.8 | ND |
| Rath et al. [45] | ≤24 h: 11 24–48 h: 7 ≥48 h: 24 |
44.3 (15–84) |
Thoracolumbar (T12-L2) 31 Other 11 |
ND | 100% |
| Chipman et al. [8] | ≤72 h: 69 ≥72 h: 77 |
35.8 | Thoracolumbar 146 | ISS 20.8 | 65.6%a |
| Dai et al. [11] | ≤72 h: 41 ≥72 h: 50 |
34.8 (17–64) |
Thoracolumbar (T12-L2) 91 | ISS 31.8 (13–66) |
97% |
| McKinley et al. [30] | ≤72 h: 307 ≥72 h: 296 |
36.2 | ND | ND | 100% |
| Croce et al. [10] | ≤72 h: 60 ≥72 h: 68 |
32.1 | Thoracic 79 Lumbar 49 |
ISS 22.5 | 46.8% |
| Gaebler et al. [19] | ≤8 h: 26 8–240 h: 50 ≥240 h: 12 |
32.6 | Thoracic 34 Lumbar 54 |
15.9% Polytrauama |
76% |
| McLain [32] | ≤24 h: 14 24–72 h: 13 |
28.7 | Thoracic 9 Lumbar 18 |
ISS 39.1 | 62.8% |
| Schlegel et al. [49] | ≤72 h: 59 ≥72 h: 58 |
29.3 (2–83) |
Tharacic 28 Thoraco-lumbar (T11-L2) 53 Lumbar 17 Cervical 19 |
ISS 19.8 | 59% |
| Prasad et al. [43] | 29 | ND | Thoracic 25 Lumbar 26 |
ND | ND |
| De Luna et al. [12]b | 24 | – | – | – | – |
| Magerl [29] | 45 | ND | ND | ND | ND |
ND Not described
aOnly in patients with ISS ≥ 15, none of the 58 patients with ISS ≤ 15 had neurological impairment
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