Table 3 Fracture Classification by Study
Study | Study Design | Fracture Classification and Typing (no. of patients) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AO Spine classification of Upper Thoracolumbar Injuries | Denis Burst Fractures Only | AO-ASIF classification and Load-sharing Classification | Unstable Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures | |||||||||||||
Zheng 2013 [16] | RCS | Type A = 0/26 (0%) | Type B2 = 0/26 (0%) | Type C = 26/26 (100%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
>Been 1999 [13] | RCS | - | - | - | - | A = 12/46 (26%) | B = 20/46 (43%) | C = 0/46 (0%) | D (AO Type C equivalent) = 14/46 (30%) | E = 0 (0%) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danisa 1995 [14] | RCS | - | - | - | - | A = 21/33 (64%) | B = 10/33 (30%) | C = 2/33 (6%) | D (AO Type C equivalent) = 0/33 (0%) | E = 0 (0%) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Defino 2007 [20] | RCS | Type B1 = 11/24 (45%) | Type B2 = 3/24 (12.5%) | Type B3 = 1/24 (4.2%) | Type C = 3/24 (12.5%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gumussuyu 2019 [15] | RCT | - | - | - | - | A = 8/27 (29.6%) | B = 19/27 (70.4%) | C = 0/27 (0%) | D (AO Type C equivalent) = 0/27 (0%) | E = 0 (0%) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lukas 2007 [17] | PCS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Type B = 29 (69%) | Type C = 13(31%) | - | - | - | - |
Muratore 2021 [18] | RCS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Type A = 43 | Type B = 38 | Type C = 20 | - | - | - |
Wang 2015 [19] | RCT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | T12 = 8 (18%) | L1 = 29 (66%) | L2 = 7 (16%) |