Acute thoracolumbar fractures in patients with a rigid spine: a computed tomography study
When plain films are used as a first-line diagnostic test for thoracolumbar spine trauma in stable patients without abnormal neurological signs or symptoms, and long-segment spinal ankylosis is observed, thoracolumbar CT should be used for further evaluation.
Authors
- Marta Byrdy-Daca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0108-0033)
- Marlena Bereźniak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6864-0002)
- Jarosław Czerwiński (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9013-4747)
- Jan Świątkowski
- Krzysztof Piłat
- Marek Gołębiowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0721-1663)
- Katarzyna Sułkowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5243-5901)
- Paweł Łęgosz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9799-5750)
- Grzegorz Benke
- Piotr Palczewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4171-159X)
Institutions
- Medical University of Warsaw (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Polish Journal of Radiology
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5114/pjr/203852
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00