Journal of Spine

Asifur Rahman

Publications

• Research Article
  A Demographic Study of Thoracolumbar Junction Fracture in a Developing Country and its Social Impact
  Author(s): Asifur Rahman, Dewan Shamsul Asif, Paawan Bahadur Bhandari and Sader Hossain SKAsifur Rahman, Dewan Shamsul Asif, Paawan Bahadur Bhandari and Sader Hossain SK
  
  Introduction: Spinal cord injury due to traumatic accidents is a major cause of disability throughout the world. Among the spinal injury patients more than 30% suffered from Thoracolumbar Spine (TLS) injury with great preponderance to Thoracolumbar Junction (T10-L2) injury. Delay or inappropriate management of these patients leads to a great socio-economical impact on the society. Methods and materials: This was a prospective study on 38 patients who were admitted in the Neurosurgery Department at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in the period of January 2010 to December 2011 with thoracolumbar junction injuries and were analyzed regarding demographic patterns after getting approval of the Ethical Committee of Bangladesh College of Physician and Surgeons (BCPS) and DMCH. Patients with single level Thoracolumbar Junction Injury (D10-.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000141

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