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- C A Petersilge, M N Pathria, S E Emery, and T J Masaryk.
- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH 44106.
- Radiology. 1995 Jan 1;194(1):49-54.
PurposeTo determine the frequency of posterior ligamentous injury that occurs in patients with thoracolumbar burst fractures and to correlate ligamentous disruption with radiographic appearance.Materials And MethodsMagnetic resonance (MR) imaging examinations of 21 patients with 25 thoracolumbar burst fractures were retrospectively evaluated to determine spinal ligament integrity. Radiographic and computed tomographic (CT) examinations were evaluated for interpediculate widening, midsagittal canal narrowing, posterior element fractures, and kyphosis; a radiographic assessment of posterior ligamentous integrity was made. These findings were then correlated with the status of the spinal ligaments.ResultsThe patients were divided into two groups on the basis of the status of their supraspinous ligament (SSL). Six patients had disrupted SSLs, and 15 had intact SSLs. Radiographic and CT findings did not correlate with supraspinous ligament disruption. Radiographic indicators of posterior ligamentous disruption were present in only 33% of patients with SSL disruption.ConclusionSSL disruption is a frequent occurrence in patients with burst fractures. No radiographic features of burst fractures correlate with SSL disruption, and radiographic signs of posterior ligamentous disruption are insensitive.
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