title: Emergency department approach to acute thoracolumbar spine injury.
abstract: This review provides a literature-based approach to the management of acute thoracolumbar spine (TLS) injury. The epidemiology of spinal cord injury and pertinent spinal cord anatomy are reviewed. A review of current TLS fracture/dislocation classification schemes is provided. The principal focus of this review is the immediate diagnostic and therapeutic interventions needed to maximize the recovery of patients with acute TLS injury.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Medical Center, Division of Emergency Medicine 90095-1744, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Savitsky
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Votey
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000145:classification*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000145:classification*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*