@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiology, treatment and long-term results of spinal fractures at a non-university affiliated central hospital with special reference to fractures of the lumbar spine",
journal="Helvetica Chirurgica Acta",
year="1994",
author="Sommer, C. and Bereiter, H.",
volume="60",
number="4",
pages="539-545",
abstract="In a retrospective study epidemiology, treatment, clinical and radiological results of 283 patients with spine fractures in a five-year period are presented. The operation rate ranges from 42% of the cervical to 9% of the thoracical and 24% of the lumbar spine. We found good radiological results concerning the correction of the wedge compression and the collapse of the lumbar vertebral body by fixation with an internal fixator. After a follow-up of 2-5 years nearly 80% of conservative as well as operative treated patients had more or less residual back pain. Because there is a correlation between the quantity of pain and the radiological dislocation, exact initial diagnosis, without overlooking an instability, and adequate conservative or operative treatment is very important.<p /><p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0018-0181",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}