From: The management of thoracolumbar burst fractures: a prospective study between conservative management, traditional open spinal surgery and minimally interventional spinal surgery
Mechanism of injury
Conservative (%)
Open surgery (%)
MIS (%)
Road traffic accident
12 (40)
10 (44)
11 (44)
Sporting injury
8 (27)
5 (22)
6 (24)
Industrial injury
4 (13)
4 (17)
4 (16)
Domestic injury
6 (20)