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. 2011 May-Jun;45(3):261–268. doi: 10.4103/0019-5413.80046

Table 1.

Summary of surgically treated patients

Mechanism of injury in surgically treated cases Involvement of facets
Mode of fixation and fusion
Bifacetal dislocation Unifacetal dislocation On table reduction achieved+AF Reduction with post-decompression traction+AF Facetectomy and global fixation
Sciwora (19) 19 NA
Burst compression fracture (18) 18 NA
Distraction hyperextension (57) 41 16 50 5 2
Distraction hyperflexion (27) 17 10 24 2 1
Translation rotation alone (27) 19 8 17 10 0
Translation rotation with end plate/tear drop fracture (43) 29 14 27 8 8
Total=191 155 25 11

AF - Anterior fusion, NA - Not applicable