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Conservative and Operative Treatment in Extension Teardrop Fractures of the Axis.

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STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective case series describing teardrop fracture of the axis. OBJECT:The purpose of the study was to clarify the clinical features, the mechanism of injury, and the potential instability of extension teardrop fractures of the axis, so as to emphasize the importance of recognizing this injury as a separate entity. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Teardrop fractures of the axis are rare spinal fractures, comprising only a small percentage of all injuries of the cervical spine. The stability of this fracture pattern has been a matter of debate leading to controversy regarding treatment strategies and the need for stabilization. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed data collected from 16 patients to document the mechanism of injury, neurological deficit, treatment and clinical outcome, and imaging findings. RESULTS:Extension teardrop fractures accounted for approximately 8.9% of the upper cervical spinal injuries and 12.7% of axis fractures at the authors' institution over the same period. Six patients (4 males and 2 females) underwent surgery (4 by an anterior approach, 2 by a posterior approach). Ten cases underwent Halo-vest immobilization for a period between 6 and 12 weeks. At final follow-up, 14 cases achieved excellent results, whereas 2 patients complained of mild residual neck pain. Maximum cranial-caudal dimensions of the fragments were between 5 and 24 mm (average, 12.9 mm), and the transverse dimensions were between 5 and 22 mm (average, 11.1 mm). Fragment displacement ranged from 1 to 9 mm (average, 3.5 mm), whereas fragment rotation ranged from 10 to 52 degrees (average, 24.4 degrees) in the sagittal plane. CONCLUSIONS:Most patients with an extension teardrop fracture of the axis can be treated conservatively. On the basis of this case series, the authors suggest that large fragment size, displacement or angulation, intervertebral disk injury, neurologic deficit, or signs of instability are reasonable indications for surgical treatment.

journal_name

Clin Spine Surg

journal_title

Clinical spine surgery

authors

Hu Y,Kepler CK,Albert TJ,Hann S,Ma WH,Yuan ZS,Dong WX,Xu RM

doi

10.1097/BSD.0b013e31828984f9

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-02-01 00:00:00

pages

E49-54

issue

eissn

2380-0186

issn

2380-0194

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Conservative and Operative Treatment in Extension Teardrop Fractures of the Axis.