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INTRA-ABDOMINAL INJURIES IN ISOLATED THORACOLOMBER TRANSVERSE PROCESS FRACTURES   
Yazarlar
Doç. Dr. Levent ŞAHİN Doç. Dr. Levent ŞAHİN
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Murat Kayabaş
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
Aim: We aimed to investigate the frequency of intra-abdominal injury in posttraumatic
isolated transverse process fractures (iTPF) and the factors affecting the injury, especially
the effect of the size of the fracture on the injury.
Materials and Methods: Patients’ age, gender, trauma type determined by Computed
Tomography (CT), fracture localization, separation distance of the fracture from the vertebral
body, neurological status, and non-vertebral organ injury, if any, were evaluated
retrospectively.
Results: Intra-abdominal injury was detected in 16 of 70 patients with iTPF included
in the study. The most common cause of iTPF was falls. Those with multiple TPF
had a higher rate of intra-abdominal injury. Liver injury was the most common type of
intra-abdominal injury. The separation distance of iTPFs from the vertebral body was
mean 5.81±1.9 mm in patients with intra-abdominal injury and 3.90±1.69 mm in patients
without intra-abdominal injury, and the separation distance was statistically significantly
higher in patients with intra-abdominal injury (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: This study showed that intra-abdominal injury may be common in cases
of iTPF. The severity of the trauma, the high number of fractures, and the length of the
fracture distances have caused organ damage to be seen more frequently.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü Diğer hakemli uluslarası dergilerde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Annals of Medical Research
Dergi ISSN 2636-7688
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler EBSCO, DRJI
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 03-2022
Cilt No 29
Sayfalar 255 / 258
Doi Numarası 10.5455/annalsmedres.2021.10.591
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/annalsmedres.2021.10.591
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INTRA-ABDOMINAL INJURIES IN ISOLATED THORACOLOMBER TRANSVERSE PROCESS FRACTURES

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