Analysis of Patients With Post-traumatic Vertebral Fracture and Accompanying Rib Fracture

Analysis of Patients With Post-traumatic Vertebral Fracture and Accompanying Rib Fracture

The present study investigates the trauma mechanisms, the type and level of vertebral fractures, the number of accompanying rib fractures and thoracic pathologies, the surgical procedures employed and the development of complications in a sample of patients who presented with vertebral fractures and concurrent rib fractures after sustaining trauma.

The study aimed to analyze the mechanisms of trauma, type and level of vertebral fractures, number of accompanying rib fractures and thoracic pathologies, necessity of surgery and development of complications in patients who developed vertebral fractures and rib fractures after trauma. Patients were divided into 3 groups: upper cervical , lower cervical and thoracolumbar. They were compared with each other in terms of trauma mechanisms, rib fracture numbers, accompanying thoracic pathologies, complication developments and need for surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who had vertebral and rib fractures due to trauma

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients whose electronic patient records and radiological imaging findings cannot be accessed
• Patients whose development of complications could not be evaluated due to not coming to post-discharge check-ups