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Mary Dejevsky: Farewell to the keeper of Russia's conscience
Independent, UK -
It supplied many of the less edifying chapters edited out of the country's fractured past. Had Solzhenitsyn returned to Russia even a year before he did, ...
Six-Run Burst Helps Angels Top Red Sox
New York Times, United States - Jul 28, 2008
AROUND THE LEAGUE Texas Rangers shortstop Michael Young could miss up to a week after sustaining a small fracture in his right ring finger against Seattle. ...
The plight of cyclists
Independent Online, South Africa - Aug 3, 2008
The driver burst his car's tyres and drove off on the wheel rims. The cyclists were seriously hurt, and some underwent surgery. The incident follows the ...
Brave Rob's battle to walk again
Ipswich Evening Star, UK -
His lower back suffered a burst fracture - where the bones splinter into dozens of tiny fragments - and required the careful insertion of pins, ...
Yankees burst into AL contention
USA Today - Jul 21, 2008
Plagued by a stress fracture in his left elbow, 24-year-old Adam Loewen of the Orioles will attempt to replicate the success of the Cardinals' Rick Ankiel ...
10 things we learned this week
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Groom shot on Antigua honeymoon dies in hospital
guardian.co.uk, UK - Aug 3, 2008
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One year after: Remembering, rebuilding
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - Aug 1, 2008
And that it's been a year since the terms "fracture critical" and "gusset plates" barged their way into the public lexicon. "It doesn't seem like a whole ...
Lewis: We've got to stay positive
Evening Post, UK - Aug 4, 2008
Gloucestershire fell behind the required rate following Mark Ealham's burst of 3-10 in four overs and Lewis highlighted the dismissal of former New Zealand ...

AFP
Arctic sheds huge chunks of ice
AFP - Jul 30, 2008
But "it doesn't look like the latest breakup of ice is directly tied to the fracture that was detected in the spring," said Desjardins. ...
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[CITATION] Unstable Thoracolumbar Fractures, with Emphasis on the Burst Fracture.
DR BENSON - Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1988
... Unstable Thoracolumbar Fractures, with Emphasis on the Burst Fracture. SECTION
I. ... A burst fracture requires the most careful planning. ...

The unstable burst fracture.
PC McAfee, HA Yuan, NA Lasda - Spine, 1982 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Spine. 1982 Jul-Aug;7(4):365-73. The unstable burst fracture. McAfee PC,
Yuan HA, Lasda NA. Sixteen patients with "unstable" burst ...

… Compared with Nonoperative Treatment of a Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture without Neurological Deficit … -
K Wood, G Buttermann, A Mehbod, T Garvey, R … - The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2003 - JBJS
... Burst Fracture without Neurological Deficit: A Prospective, Operative Compared with
Nonoperative Treatment of a Thoracolumbar ... Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture ...

Neurologic Injury and Recovery in Patients With Burst Fracture of the Thoracolumbar Spine. -
NH Kim, HM Lee, IM Chun - Spine, 1999 - spinejournal.com
... Neurologic Injury and Recovery in Patients With Burst Fracture of the Thoracolumbar
Spine. Kim, Nam-Hyun MD, PhD; Lee, Hwan-Mo MD, PhD; Chun, In-Mo MD. ...

[CITATION] Acute Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures in the Absence of Neurologic Deficit A Comparison Between … -
F DENIS, GWD ARMSTRONG, K SEARLS, L MATTA - Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1984
... Of 104 patients presenting with a diagnosis of burst fracture, 52 presented acutely
without neu- rologic deficit. ... FIG. 3. Distribution of burst fracture types. ...

Remodelling of the spinal canal after burst fracture. A prospective study of two cases -
MW Fidler - Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, British Volume, 1988 - JBJS (Br)
... Remodelling of the spinal canal after burst fracture. A prospective study of two
cases. ... Two cases of burst fracture of the upper lumbar spine are reported. ...

Three-dimensional finite element modeling of a cervical vertebra: an investigation of burst fracture … -
KJ Bozic, JH Keyak, HB Skinner, HU Bueff, DS … - J Spinal Disord, 1994 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
J Spinal Disord. 1994 Apr;7(2):102-10. Three-dimensional finite element modeling
of a cervical vertebra: an investigation of burst fracture mechanism. ...

Bioactive Bone Cement as a Principal Fixture for Spinal Burst Fracture: An In Vitro Biomechanical … -
WW Lu, KMC Cheung, YW Li, KDK Luk, AD Holmes, QA … - Spine, 2001 - spinejournal.com
... Bioactive Bone Cement as a Principal Fixture for Spinal Burst Fracture: An
In Vitro Biomechanical and Morphologic Study. [Biomechanics]. ...

Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture: A Biomechanical Investigation of Its Multidirectional Flexibility. -
MM Panjabi, TR Oxland, RM Lin, TW McGowen - Spine, 1994 - spinejournal.com
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… Versus Distraction Plus Lordosis, in the Anatomic Reduction of the Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture. -
D Zou, JU Yoo, WT Edwards, DM Donovan, K Chang, JC … - Spine, 1993 - spinejournal.com
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Burst Fracture

The spine is made up of 33 bones, called vertebrae, that protect the spinal cord. Spaces between the vertebrae allow nerves to pass from the spinal cord to various parts of the body.

A compression fracture is a condition in which a vertebra is crushed only in the front part of the spine, causing a wedge shape. If a vertebra is crushed in all directions, the condition is called a burst fracture.

Burst fractures are much more severe than compression fractures. The bones spread out in all directions and may damage the spinal cord. This damage can cause paralysis or injury to the nerves, which control the body's ability to move or feel sensations.

Symptoms

Signs of a burst fracture include:

  • Moderate to severe back pain made worse by moving
  • Numbness, tingling and weakness
  • Inability to empty the bowel or bladder properly, if the spinal cord is involved

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Causes and Risk Factors

Burst fractures are usually the result of a motor vehicle accident or a fall from a great height.

Diagnosis

A doctor bases a diagnosis on:

  • A history of how the injury happened
  • A physical exam to check for swelling, bruising or injury to the head, chest, stomach and back and to assess the strength, motion and coordination of arms and legs
  • Testing the tone and sensation of the muscles that allow the movement of solid wastes from the rectum
  • Nerve testing to evaluate movement, the ability to feel sensations and reflex actions
  • X-rays
  • Computed tomography (CT) scans
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Treatment

Treatment depends on how bad the burst fracture is. Options may include either nonsurgical approaches or surgery. If there is pressure on the spinal cord, the nerve roots or both, surgical treatment is usually recommended. The surgeon perform a spinal fusion to stabilize the spine with grafts and other instrumentation, as well as to take the pressure off the vertebra and nerves. This procedure removes any bone material touching the spinal cord or nerve roots.

 
 
 
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