2011
The Incidence of Noncontiguous Spinal Fractures and Other Traumatic Injuries Associated With Cervical Spine Fractures
Miller CP, Brubacher JW, Biswas D, Lawrence BD, Whang PG, Grauer JN. The Incidence of Noncontiguous Spinal Fractures and Other Traumatic Injuries Associated With Cervical Spine Fractures. Spine 2011, 36: 1532-1540. PMID: 21242872, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3181f550a6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical spine fracturesSpine fracturesCervical spineCT scanSingle level 1 trauma centerRetrospective medical record reviewLevel 1 trauma centerNoncontiguous spinal fracturesCervical spine traumaMedical record reviewC7 fractureExtraspinal injuriesAcute fracturesPrompt diagnosisSpine traumaRecord reviewTrauma centerSpinal fracturesSpine injuriesInjury patternsAdditional injuriesCervical segmentsSpinal traumaMedical recordsTraumatic injury
2007
Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma
Patel A, Brown Z, Whang P, Vaccaro A. Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma. Operative Techniques In Orthopaedics 2007, 17: 190-198. DOI: 10.1053/j.oto.2007.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBurst fracturesAnterior decompressionNeurologic deficitsUnstable thoracolumbar burst fracturesIncomplete neurologic deficitOperative treatment protocolAppropriate surgical strategyThoracolumbar spine traumaThoracolumbar burst fracturesPosterior ligamentous complexAssociated neurologic deficitPedicle screw instrumentationMorphology of injuriesNeurologic statusPosterior decompressionSpine traumaSurgical strategyDirect decompressionLumbar fracturesCanal occlusionInterbody fusionPosterior instrumentationTreatment protocolRelative sparingLigamentous complex