Retrospective cohort study reveals longer hospital stay and higher mortality for older adults with multi-level thoracic spine fractures and rib fractures.
Key Points
Multi-level thoracic spine fractures lead to a 21% increase in hospital length of stay, impacting older adults.
Among 409 patients, 121 had multi-level thoracic spine fractures associated with higher mortality rates.
Assessment utilized multi-variable regression to analyze the influence of rib fractures on outcomes effectively.
This calls for further focus on the management of multi-level thoracic spine fractures in older patients.