[Evaluation of XXXX and @entity1317 in adults].

@entity1 @entity174 @entity542 @entity1317 @entity130
OBJECTIVES: We evaluated vertebra @entity174 and @entity1317 in adults to determine the profile of @entity1 presenting with a @entity130 etiology. METHODS: The study included 372 @entity1 (264 @entity1 , 108 @entity1 ; mean age 30.4 years; range 18 to 65 years) who were treated for vertebra @entity174 from 1988 to 2003. Evaluations included demographic features of @entity1 , @entity130 mechanisms, @entity174 levels and types, treatment modalities, and @entity1317 . The types of @entity174 were assessed according to the Denis classification. RESULTS: The types of @entity174 were classified as follows: compression @entity174 (n=212, 57.0%), @entity174 (n=146, 39.3%), seat belt-induced @entity174 (n=8, 2.2%), and @entity174 (n=6, 1.6%). Involvement was at one level in 290 @entity1 (77.9%), two levels in 61 @entity1 (16.4%), three levels in 15 @entity1 (4.0%), and four levels in six @entity1 (1.6%). The most common localization was the thoracolumbar spine (transition zone) with 275 @entity174 (57.2%). The causes of @entity174 were fall from height in 211 @entity1 (56.7%), traffic accidents in 145 @entity1 (39.0%), and direct @entity130 in 16 @entity1 (4.3%). Associated @entity174 were detected in 110 @entity1 (29.6%), the most common being @entity174 in 35 @entity1 (9.4%). Apart from orthopedic problems, 38 @entity1 (10.2%) had other organ @entity130 and/or @entity542 . Treatment was conservative in 302 @entity1 (81.2%) and surgical in 70 @entity1 (18.8%). CONCLUSION: Every @entity1 presenting after a high-energy @entity130 should be regarded as having a vertebra @entity174 until proven otherwise. When a vertebra @entity174 is detected, investigation should be extended for involvement at other levels and @entity1317 .
