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REVIEW article

Front. Neurol.
Sec. Neurotrauma
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1469425
This article is part of the Research Topic Clinical and Basic Research on Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Associated with Spinal Degeneration View all articles

Advances in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of Multiple-level Noncontiguous Spinal Fractures

Provisionally accepted
Bangmin Luo Bangmin Luo Huarong Chen Huarong Chen Mingxiang Zou Mingxiang Zou Yiguo Yan Yiguo Yan Xueqian Ouyang Xueqian Ouyang Cheng Wang Cheng Wang *
  • The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Spine Surgery, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China

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    Multiple-level noncontiguous spinal fractures (MNSF) are spinal fractures that involve at least 2 sites and are characterized by the presence of one intact vertebra or intact functional spinal unit between the fractured vertebrae. MNSF account for 2.5%-19% of all spinal fractures. MNSF are easily missed or have a delayed diagnosis in clinical practice and their treatment is more complex than that for singlesegment spine fractures. In this article, the authors briefly summarize the advances in the etiology and mechanisms of MNSF, the identification of their involved sites and their classification, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.

    Keywords: Multiple-level Noncontiguous, MNSF, Spinal Fractures, Clinical diagnosis and treatment, Neurological

    Received: 23 Jul 2024; Accepted: 07 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Luo, Chen, Zou, Yan, Ouyang and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Cheng Wang, The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Spine Surgery, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China

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