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As a sequel to preoperative radiological assessment, 32 patients with traumatic paraplegia due to injury at the thoracic or lumbar level were treated by anterolateral decompression. The results were satisfactory in 60% of patients. This paper describes the radiological methods that were employed and specifies the radiological assessment of these fractures. The prognosis in relation to the type of fracture is also considered.
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Laasonen, E.M., Riska, E.B. Preoperative radiological assessment of fractures of the thoracolumbar spine causing traumatic paraplegia. Skeletal Radiol. 1, 231–234 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00365789
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