Abstract
Fractures of the thoracic and lumbar (TL) spine are extremely common, occurring in about 90% of all spinal fractures. Most of the times they occurred from T11 to L2, a transition area of high stress between the rigidity thoracic spine and the greater mobility of the lumbar spine. Thoracolumbar fractures are classified by a wide range of systems. One of the most accepted was proposed by Va…