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Results of studies that describe lumbar fractures
| Authors and year | Mortality | Complications | Hospital stay (days) | Neurological outcome | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <72 h | >72 h | <72 h | >72 h | <72 h | >72 h | <72 h | >72 h | |
| Kerwin et al. [26] | 0% | 0% | Pneumonia 16.7% | Pneumonia 6.8% | 10.4* ICU 3.3 | 18* ICU 2.7 | – | – |
| Croce et al. [10]1 | 0% | 0% | Pneumonia 3.0% | Pneumonia 0% | 11.2* ICU 4.1* | 16.7*ICU 7.1* | – | – |
*P < 0.05
