Impact of Sagittal Balance on Clinical Outcomes in Surgically Treated T12 and L1 Burst Fractures: Analysis of Long-Term Outcomes after Posterior-Only and Combined Posteroanterior Treatment

Figure 1

Illustrative case 1. A 62-year-old female patient with a T12 burst fracture after a fall while cross-country skiing (a, b). The fracture was classified as AO 3.2.1 and LSC 5 (c, d). Surgical treatment was performed using closed reduction and posterior instrumentation at T11–L1. The preoperative RKA and TLA were 5.1° and 11.2°, respectively, and the RKA and TLA at the final follow-up of 76 months postoperatively were 11.3° and 14°, respectively (e, f).