Kempf L, Plaue R
Zentralbl Chir. 1985;110(10):592-8.
Early functional treatment was administered to 213 patients with stable compression fractures of thoracic and lumbar vertebrae between 1975 and 1982. Physiotherapy was carried out according to a uniform schedule. The patients were mobilized after an average of 6 days; hospitalization lasted 2 weeks on an average. Control examinations of 82 of these patients revealed only a slight union of compressed vertebral bodies (on an average, 7% of the initial height), which correlated with the primary compression and the patient's age. Remaining functional restriction of the spine and subjective complaints did not correlate significantly with the extent of vertebral compression.
1975年至1982年间，对213例胸腰椎稳定型压缩性骨折患者进行了早期功能治疗。物理治疗按照统一方案进行。患者平均6天后开始活动；平均住院2周。对其中82例患者的对照检查显示，压缩椎体仅有轻微愈合（平均为初始高度的7%），这与初始压缩程度和患者年龄相关。脊柱剩余的功能受限和主观症状与椎体压缩程度无显著相关性。
