title: Long-term results still favor nonoperative treatment of stable thoracolumbar burst fractures: commentary on an article by Kirkham B. Wood, MD, et al.: "Operative compared with nonoperative treatment of a thoracolumbar burst fracture without neurological deficit. A prospective randomized study with follow-up at sixteen to twenty-two years".
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*