Long-term outcome after surgical treatment of thoracolumbar fractures versus a control group of healthy volunteers

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2011-02

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Acta Medica Belgica

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The authors conducted a retrospective study on the long term outcome (+/-9 years) after instrumentation for thoracolumbar fractures. This study is probably unique in that it compares the surgical group with a control group of healthy volunteers, rather than with a group of conservatively treated Patients. All classical outcome measures were used : ODI, RMDQ, VASSS, VAS, Denis Pain scale, SF-36 Bodily Pain, SF-12 Bodily Pain, the remaining SF-36 and SF-12 scores, and the Denis Work Scale. As expected, the large majority of the scores was better in the healthy group. The difference was significant, except as far as the SF-tests were concerned.

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Orthopedics, Thoracolumbar fractures, Outcome measures, Healthy control group, Morris-disability-questionnaire, Burst fractures, Turkish version, Validation, Instrumentation, Surgery

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Yaray, O. vd. (2011). "Long-term outcome after surgical treatment of thoracolumbar fractures versus a control group of healthy volunteers". Acta Orthopaedica Belgica, 77(1), 93-96.