Evaluation on Transverse Process Fractures of the Lumbar Spine
- VernacularTitle:腰椎横突骨折重要性评价
- Author:
Ping XIE
;
Nan CHEN
;
Kai FU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
spine;
transverse process fracture;
tomography,X-ray computed
- From:
Journal of Practical Radiology
2000;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the relationship between transverse process fractures of lumbar spine and blunt abdominal trauma.Methods 169 cases of blunt abdominal trauma were reviewed.Number and type of lumbar transverse process fractures associated intra-abdominal injuries were recorded.Results 148 fractures in 81 cases showed transverse process fractures on CT (single fractures in 43,multiple fractures in 38).Of them,the fractures were at right-sided in 28 patients,left-sided in 33 and bilateral in 20.Transverse process fractures of L 1 vertebra were most common(n=60).Transverse process fractures were associated with abdominal trauma in 15 cases (18%), both was statistically significant (?
