Treatment strategies for incomplete burst fractures (AO Spine A3) at the thoracolumbar junction -results of a nationwide German survey
To our knowledge, there are no comparable surveys that provide an overview of the current treatment strategy for A3 fractures. The most common treatment recommendation is posterior stabilization. Local kyphosis and immobilizing pain are significant triggers for surgery.
Authors
- Klaus John Schnake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3118-0924)
- Gary A. Gaudin
- C. Jaeger
- Dominik Laue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7237-9414)
- L. Wurm
Institutions
- TUM Klinikum (DE)
- Asklepios Fachklinikum Brandenburg (DE)
- Malteser Waldkrankenhaus Erlangen (DE)
- Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität (DE)
- Asklepios (DE)
- Asklepios Kliniken Hamburg (DE)
- Franklin University (US)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain and Spine
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bas.2025.105903
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01