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Surgery versus conservative management of stable thoracolumbar fracture: the PRESTO feasibility RCT

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BACKGROUND: There is informal consensus that simple compression fractures of the body of the thoracolumbar vertebrae between the 10th thoracic vertebra and the second lumbar vertebra without neurological complications can be managed conservatively and that obvious unstable fractures require surgical fixation. However, there is a zone of uncertainty about whether surgical or conservative management is best for stable fractures. OBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility of a definitive randomised c...

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10.3310/hta25620
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10.13039/501100000664
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15/154/07


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NIHR Journals Library
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Health Technology Assessment More from this journal
Volume:
25
Issue:
62
Pages:
1-126
Publication date:
2021-11-01
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2046-4924
ISSN:
1366-5278


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1211243
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2026-04-08
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