SPINAL FRACTURES: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND TREATMENT

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593682301097

• Palavras-chave: Fractures; Surgery; Column

• Keywords: Fractures; Surgery; Column

• Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To carry out an epidemiological survey of spinal fractures and their respective treatment. METHODS: A retrospective bibliographic review study analyzing clinical and epidemiological data from 2010 to 2020. Data such as: age, sex, origin, admission Frankel scale, mechanism of trauma, type of fracture, treatment and complications were evaluated. medical records of 1,917 patients undergoing treatment for spinal fractures. Sites such as SCIELO, LILACS and GOOGLE ACADEMICO were used for research. RESULTS: Most of the patients were male, aged 34 years, from urban origin, where the mechanism of trauma was a fall from a height. Caused by diving in shallow water, it is associated with lesions in the cervical region, younger patients and tends to produce neurological deficit and limits movement. Isolated fractures occurred in 75.6% of the cases, affecting the L1 level more (11.4%), and surgical treatment was indicated in 88.2%, with no postoperative complications in most cases (61.7%). %). CONCLUSION: spine fractures are a major problem for young people, where they cause many limiting injuries, guidance on the risks of practicing risky sports is very important, as well as the use of protective equipment, there must be preventive educational campaigns for young people who like to practice sports and recreational activities, surgical treatment was the most indicated for spinal fractures, being the main choice for acute treatment.