Open AccessCobb Angle Changes in Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Fractures Following Road Traffic Injuries in Gwagwalada, Abuja
Author(s) -
AA Kawu
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v19i2.56520
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , cobb angle , lumbar , incidence (geometry) , deformity , thoracic vertebrae , lumbar vertebrae , scoliosis , physics , optics
The annual incidence of spinal column fracture is 350 per million populations, with Motor vehicular accident being the major single cause of spine injuries. The victims are predominantly young and male. The aim of this study to evaluate the clinical outcome of conservative treatment of closed thoracic and lumbar spine fractures following RTI at UATH Gwagwalada Abuja by measuring the progression in kyphotic deformity.