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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 1 Fracture types and management

From: Thoracolumbar burst fracture with complete paraplegia: rationale for second-stage anterior decompression and fusion regarding functional outcome

Fracture type (AO-ASIF)

No. of cases

Treated by transpedicular fixation only (n = 20)

Staged anterior decompression and fusion (n = 20)

Type A3.1

22

18

4

Type A3.2

10

2

8

Type A3.3.2

6

0

6

Type A3.3.3

2

0

2