title: [Indications, choice of procedure and results of conservative therapy of spinal injuries].
abstract: For conservative treatment of injuries of the cervical spine, two different methods are available: The HALO fixator and the collar. The choice depends on the kind and extension of the injury. Stable thoracic and lumbar vertebral fractures are treated in a conservative functional way in order to strengthen the muscular apparatus. Three-point-fixation with a brace is not necessary. Functional therapeutic methods can also be applied in the case of instable fractures if they are not operable. During a rigid confinement to bed, the postural reduction by increasing lordosis has turned out to be the treatment of choice. As an essential measure the patient has to take part in a "backschool" with postural exercises for the daily life.
authors: Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Duisburg-Buchholz.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Hierholzer
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Ludolph
mesh_terms: D001915:Braces; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D016267:External Fixators; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000628:therapy; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000628:therapy; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries
vernacular_title: Indikation, Verfahrenswahl und Ergebnisse der konservativen Therapie von Wirbelsäulenverletzungen.