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November 8, 2025TraumaOpen Access

Outcomes of conservatively managed traumatic thoracic vertebral and rib fractures in older adults at a major trauma centre

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ZTZac A. TsigarasLKLara KimmelMLMargot Lodge

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Overview

Retrospective cohort study reveals longer hospital stay and higher mortality for older adults with multi-level thoracic spine fractures and rib fractures.

Key Points

  • Multi-level thoracic spine fractures lead to a 21% increase in hospital length of stay, impacting older adults.
  • Among 409 patients, 121 had multi-level thoracic spine fractures associated with higher mortality rates.
  • Assessment utilized multi-variable regression to analyze the influence of rib fractures on outcomes effectively.
  • This calls for further focus on the management of multi-level thoracic spine fractures in older patients.

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Tsigaras et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/690e8b6ca5b062d7a4e73379https://doi.org/10.1177/14604086251387179
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