Fractures of the Thoracolumbar Spine Sustained by Soldiers in Vehicles Attacked by Improvised Explosive Devices.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Ragel, Brian T.; Allred, C. Dain; Brevard, Sid; Davis, Richard T.; Frank, Edmund H.
- Source
- Spine (03622436). 10/15/2009, Vol. 34 Issue 22, p2400-2405. 6p. 5 Black and White Photographs, 1 Chart, 1 Graph.
- Subject
- *SPINAL injuries
*MILITARY personnel's injuries
*BONE fractures
*IMPROVISED explosive devices
*ARMORED military vehicles
*RETROSPECTIVE studies
- Language
- ISSN
- 0362-2436
The article presents an analysis on the thoracolumbar spine fractures sustained by North Atlantic Treaty Organization soldiers in vehicles attacked by improvised explosive devices (IED). It states that retrospective record review is accomplished on soldiers admitted to hospital with thoracolumbar fractures. Results indicate that thoracolumbar fractures has been reported to be between 1.0% and 2.5% in most spine fracture series, in which they represented 38% of all thoracolumbar fractures.