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June 15, 2009 - 9:03am
Anonymous
T8/10 wedge fracture prognosis? any experience please!?

Hi!

Was hit back a car from behind whilst riding a motorcycle 2 weeks ago.
Was diagnoes with a wedge fracture of T8 (~10-13degrees)and T10 (less than 5degrees)
Was in the hospital on my back for 1 week and then dirschared with a back brace.

They told me that they normally would operate these type of fractures, but since the severity of the fracture wasn't to "bad" and considering the risk of an operation they would try with the backbrace. I'm suppose to come back for another x-ray in a week.

Does anyone know the long term prognosis of these types of "mild" wedge fractures?
Only have mild backpain during the day but can only sleep for 3-4hours during the night as I can't stay on my back for that long despite pain medication.
Is it common to get long term back pain with these types of injuries?
I'm I likely to get degenerative changes/problems later on in life?

I'm currently 27years old.

Hope someone can tell me about their experience!!
Thank you so much for your help! Smile
Hugs Mags!

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September 15, 2009 - 4:13pm
#1
patience is a virtue (not verified)
similar accident

Hi Magdalena, I too was knocked off a motorcycle from behind by car and sustained fracture to T11 was flaton my back then discharged with body brace,that was 3 months ago. unfortunately i am still havinga lotofpainand discomfort so I am now waiting for an MRI scan to geta better picture of whats going on. Inotice it's a while since you left your post - how are you doing mow ?

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October 1, 2009 - 5:36pm
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w855173w (not verified)
Wedge fracture here too

I fell off the back of a 4 wheeler when I was 15 during the summer of 93... I didn't feel alot of pain other than the feeling someone was standing on my shoulders. I sat in the front seat of the car for a 35 minute ride to the hospital. After x-rays prognosis was a wedge compression fracture of t12 and fracture of t11. I thought I was going to die!! There was a chip 3 mm from my spinal cord. Luckily no paralysis! After 6 days in the hospital I was released with a jewett brace.. I wasn't in alot of pain but I was young and my mother enforced my restrictions. After 3 months the pain began. I went for my follow up and the orthopedic doctor had a scary look on his face and sent me to a specialist. An MRI revealed that I now had an unstable fracture as a result of the jewet brace putting pressure on it! They gave me a boston overlay which is more like a body cast. By March of 94 the fracture was so unstable they had to fuse t9-l2 with hardware and a piece of my hip. Then they removed the hardware in 95 because it was causing massive headaches. I must admit I am very lucky to be walking but the days of pain vary. I have to go to aggressive spinal rehab every 3 years because the muscles at the fusion level don't get enough exercise and I experience numbness, tingling ect. It's never going away, but I won't let it run my life. I do everything I was told I wouldn't be able to do and have a 60 hr per week job. Yes I have to pay for the exertion, but it's worth it. You only live once. Try to practice mind over matter because the more you let it run your life the worse off you will be. Hang in there!

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February 10, 2011 - 5:13pm
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Hannahmc1994
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i have a T8 wedge fracture i

i have a T8 wedge fracture i have been suffering from since december 2009. The hospital did not give me any anything till march 2010. They gave me a brace in march and i had 2 physio therpys. I still have pain and it has never stopped. They wont do anything to help me.

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