Some controversial issues on surgical strategies for thoracolumbar fractures

Abstract

Thoracolumbar fractures are common spinal injuries and have complicated pathological mechanism. Different types of thoracolumbar fracture have different treatment principles and methods. At the same time, many clinical treatment methods have their own indications. With the improvement of the concept of spinal surgery, the treatment of thoracolumbar vertebral fracture is also improving, and controversy over the optimal treatment strategy has never ceased, such as the surgical approach, the minimally invasive surgical technology, the selection of surgical methods for post-traumatic thoracolumbar kyphosis and the treatment of special thoracolumbar fracture types. The author summarizes the literatures on thoracolumbar injuries published in this issue so as to provide better references for clinical treatment of thoracolumbar fractures. Key words: Spinal fractures; Thoracic vertebrae; Lumbar vertebrae; Surgical procedures, operative