Outcome of traumatic thoracolumbar spine fractures in elderly: A systematic review.

Autor:	van Tiel J; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands., Tan T; Department of Neurosurgery, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.; National Trauma Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., Tee J; Department of Neurosurgery, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.; National Trauma Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., Marion TE; Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada., Öner FC; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands., Rutges JPHJ; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Brain & spine [Brain Spine] 2024 Feb 28; Vol. 4, pp. 102775. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 28 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.1016/j.bas.2024.102775
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Adequate guidelines for treatment of people over 65 years, suffering traumatic thoracolumbar spine fractures without neurologic deficit, are currently lacking. Research Question: The aim of this study was to systematically review the available literature regarding the outcome of conservative and surgical treatment of thoracolumbar spinal trauma in elderly patients. Material and Methods: A systematic review according the PRISMA guidelines was performed. Pubmed, Web of Science, EMBASE and the Cochrane Central register were searched until June 2021. Risk of bias of the included studies was evaluated. Clinical and radiological results, as well as complications of conservative or surgical treatment were reviewed. Results: Six articles were included (one prospective randomized trial, two prospective and three retrospective cohort studies). In these studies conflicting results were observed with regard to pain, radiological results and complications following both conservative and surgical treatment strategies for thoracolumbar spine fractures in elderly. Discussion and Conclusion: Treatment of thoracolumbar fractures in elderly should focus on early mobilization to reduce complications and hospital stay. This may improve functional outcome and prevent worsening of frailty in this vulnerable group of patients. To elucidate the optimal treatment for elderly patient with thoracolumbar fractures, future research should focus on patient specific treatment rather than the mere difference between outcome of surgical and conservative treatment. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (© 2024 The Authors.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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