Time to Surgery for Unstable Thoracolumbar Fractures in Latin America-A Multicentric Study.

Objective: We sought to identify delays for surgery to stabilize unstable thoracolumbar fractures and the main reasons for them across Latin America.

Methods: We reviewed the charts of 547 patients with type B or C thoracolumbar fractures from 21 spine centers across 9 Latin American countries. Data were collected on demographics, mechanism of trauma, time between hospital arrival and surgery, type of hospital (public vs.