Table 4.
Association between thoracolumbar vertebral fractures with spine trauma and the adjacent disc degeneration
| Author | Year | Subjects | Age (averaged) | Design | Follow-up | Type of injury | Treatment | MRI Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerttula [6] | 2000 | 14 | 15.5 [8.8–20.8] | Retrospective study | 3.8 Y | Wedge-type (14) | Conservative | Decrease in T2 signal intensity |
| Moller [20] | 2007 | 20 | 12 [7–16] | Observational cohort study | 40 Y | Stable (18), Denis type B (2) | Conservative | Oner classification Scheme [21] |
| Verlaan [22] | 2013 | 20 | 42 [18–74] | Prospective trial | 12 to 18 M | AO: A3 (20), A4 (1) | PS fixation | Pfirrmann classification [14] |
| Toyone [7] | 2013 | 12 | 38 [14–59] | Prospective consecutive series | 10 Y | AO: A3 (12) | PS fixation | Borenstein’s report (score: 0–3) [23] |
| Wang [8] | 2013 | 26 | 39.6 [21–54] | Retrospective study | 9–12 M | AO: A3 (26) | PS fixation | Pfirrmann classification [14] |
| Sander [9] | 2014 | 27 | 37.5 [16–59] | Retrospective study | 1 Y | AO: A1 (5), A2 (14), A3 (8) | PS fixation | Original classification (Grade 0–3) |
| Noriega [10] | 2016 | 20 | 50.7 [45–56] | Retrospective study | 32 M | AO: A1 (10), A3 (10) | IKP | Diffusion-weighted MR imaging |
| Descamps [11] | 2019 | 93 | 54 [18–83] | Retrospective study | 26.7 M | AO: A1 (54), A2 (5), A3 (34) | IKP | Radiograph UCLA Grading Scale [24] |
Numbers in the brackets indicate the range of age. Number in the parentheses indicates the number of subjects
Y Years, M Months, PS fixation Pedicle screw fixation, AO AO classification [19], IKP Instrumented kyphoplasty
OVF Osteoporotic vertebral fracture