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Review Question - QID 1689

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QID 1689 (Type "1689" in App Search)
A 68-year-old woman sustains a compression fracture and a thoracolumbosacral orthosis is recommended. What is the most caudal level for which this management will be effective in treating the fracture?

T9-10

8%

7/92

T11-12

9%

8/92

L1-2

24%

22/92

L3-4

46%

42/92

L5-S1

14%

13/92

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L3-4 pathology is the most caudal level for which a TLSO bracing will effectively immobilize the spine. Without more distal immobilization such as a thigh extension, the lower two lumbar, i.e., L4-5 and L5-S1, segments generally show normal or even increased mobility with a TLSO.

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