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Epidemiological profile of patients with thoracic and lumbar fractures surgically treated in Neurosurgery Service at Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal (Brasilia, Brazil) Objective: We present the epidemiological and risk factors for neurological deficit of 52 patients with traumatic fracture of the thoracic and lumbar spine were surgically treated in the neurosurgery service at the Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal, Brasilia-Brazil. Methods: This was a retrospective study of patients with fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine treated surgically in the period July 2007 to July 2012. Results: Predominantly male (78.8%) is the most common age group 20-40 years (57.6%); fractured segment: T1-T10 (19.2%), T11-L2 (61.5% ) L3-L5 (19.3%), 48% of subjects had neurologic deficit; fracture type A is the most common (42.3%), mechanism of injury: motor vehicle accidents (23%), falls (42.3%), motorcycle (26.9%); predominance of type C fractures in the thoracic segment (45.4%) inin lumbar type A (63.3%) (p < 0.01); neurological deficit: 81.8% thoracic, lumbar 23.3% (p < 0.05); neurologic deficit thoracolumbar: 31.8% type A, type B 47.3% and 81.8% type C (p = 0.02). Conclusion: Most patients were male and young adult. About 48% had deficits on admission and had the junction T11-L2 as the main place of occurrence. The fracture of AO type A was more frequently found among back injury and type C between chest. The main mechanism of injury were traffic accidents. Chest injuries and type C fractures are risk factors for neurological injury.

arquivos brasileiros de neurocirurgia

Perfil epidemiológico dos pacientes com fraturas torácicas e lombares tratadas cirurgicamente no Serviço de Neurocirurgia do Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal (Brasília-Brasil)