How to treat thoracic fracture

If thoracic compression fracture, nerve root or spinal cord is not compressed, there is no fracture in spinal canal, can be reduced through manipulation, bed rest. Generally it takes 1-2 months to get out of bed with waist circumference, 3 months can heal. If thoracic and lumbar fracture compression is obvious, nerve root compression, spinal cord compression shows nerve damage symptoms, there are fractures in spinal canal, conservative treatment is not good, surgery is needed, spinal canal decompression bone graft fusion internal fixation. For some elderly patients, thoracic fractures due to osteoporosis, often compression fractures, without significant neurological symptoms, can be treated with minimally invasive surgery such as cement-filled kyphoplasty.