Posterior column of spine defined (by Denis) as structures dorsal to posterior longitudinal ligament
Superior and inferior articular facets, articular pillars, lamina and spinous processes
Facet joint capsules
Ligamentum flavum
Interspinous and supraspinous ligaments
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
Imaging Recommendations
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Selected References
Min Y et al: The surgical treatment strategies for thoracolumbar spine fractures with ankylosing spondylitis: a case report. BMC Surg. 19(1):99, 2019
Smith JS et al: Treatment of adult thoracolumbar spinal deformity: past, present, and future. J Neurosurg Spine. 30(5):551-67, 2019
Su Q et al: 3D computed tomography mapping of thoracolumbar vertebrae fractures. Med Sci Monit. 25:2802-10, 2019
Zhao Q et al: Complications of percutaneous pedicle screw fixation in treating thoracolumbar and lumbar fracture. Medicine (Baltimore). 97(29):e11560, 2018
Li S et al: Clinical outcome and surgical strategies for late post-traumatic kyphosis after failed thoracolumbar fracture operation: Case report and literature review. Medicine (Baltimore). 96(49):e8770, 2017
Westerveld LA et al: Clinical outcome after traumatic spinal fractures in patients with ankylosing spinal disorders compared with control patients. Spine J. 14(5):729-40, 2014
Schnake KJ et al: AOSpine classification systems (subaxial, thoracolumbar). J Orthop Trauma. 31 Suppl 4:S14-23, 2017
Bernstein MP et al: Chance-type fractures of the thoracolumbar spine: imaging analysis in 53 patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 187(4):859-68, 2006
Vaccaro AR et al: A new classification of thoracolumbar injuries: the importance of injury morphology, the integrity of the posterior ligamentous complex, and neurologic status. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 30(20):2325-33, 2005
Haba H et al: Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging for detecting posterior ligamentous complex injury associated with thoracic and lumbar fractures. J Neurosurg. 99(1 Suppl):20-6, 2003
Wintermark M et al: Thoracolumbar spine fractures in patients who have sustained severe trauma: depiction with multi-detector row CT. Radiology. 227(3):681-9, 2003
Mirza SK et al: Classifications of thoracic and lumbar fractures: rationale and supporting data. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 10(5):364-77, 2002
Holmes JF et al: Epidemiology of thoracolumbar spine injury in blunt trauma. Acad Emerg Med. 8(9):866-72, 2001
Nabeshima Y et al: Extension injury of the thoracolumbar spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 22(13):1522-5; discussion 1525-6, 1997
Denis F: Spinal instability as defined by the three-column spine concept in acute spinal trauma. Clin Orthop. (189):65-76, 1984
Denis F: The three column spine and its significance in the classification of acute thoracolumbar spinal injuries. Spine. 8(8):817-31, 1983
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Pathology
TERMINOLOGY
Synonyms
Neural (vertebral) arch fracture
Posterior column fracture
Definitions
Posterior column of spine defined (by Denis) as structures dorsal to posterior longitudinal ligament
Superior and inferior articular facets, articular pillars, lamina and spinous processes
Facet joint capsules
Ligamentum flavum
Interspinous and supraspinous ligaments
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
Imaging Recommendations
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Selected References
Min Y et al: The surgical treatment strategies for thoracolumbar spine fractures with ankylosing spondylitis: a case report. BMC Surg. 19(1):99, 2019
Smith JS et al: Treatment of adult thoracolumbar spinal deformity: past, present, and future. J Neurosurg Spine. 30(5):551-67, 2019
Su Q et al: 3D computed tomography mapping of thoracolumbar vertebrae fractures. Med Sci Monit. 25:2802-10, 2019
Zhao Q et al: Complications of percutaneous pedicle screw fixation in treating thoracolumbar and lumbar fracture. Medicine (Baltimore). 97(29):e11560, 2018
Li S et al: Clinical outcome and surgical strategies for late post-traumatic kyphosis after failed thoracolumbar fracture operation: Case report and literature review. Medicine (Baltimore). 96(49):e8770, 2017
Westerveld LA et al: Clinical outcome after traumatic spinal fractures in patients with ankylosing spinal disorders compared with control patients. Spine J. 14(5):729-40, 2014
Schnake KJ et al: AOSpine classification systems (subaxial, thoracolumbar). J Orthop Trauma. 31 Suppl 4:S14-23, 2017
Bernstein MP et al: Chance-type fractures of the thoracolumbar spine: imaging analysis in 53 patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 187(4):859-68, 2006
Vaccaro AR et al: A new classification of thoracolumbar injuries: the importance of injury morphology, the integrity of the posterior ligamentous complex, and neurologic status. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 30(20):2325-33, 2005
Haba H et al: Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging for detecting posterior ligamentous complex injury associated with thoracic and lumbar fractures. J Neurosurg. 99(1 Suppl):20-6, 2003
Wintermark M et al: Thoracolumbar spine fractures in patients who have sustained severe trauma: depiction with multi-detector row CT. Radiology. 227(3):681-9, 2003
Mirza SK et al: Classifications of thoracic and lumbar fractures: rationale and supporting data. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 10(5):364-77, 2002