Short Segment vs Long Segment Fixation in Traumatic Dorsolumbar Spine Fractures

Inclusion Criteria: * wedge fracture or burst fracture with Thoraco-Lumbar Injury Classification and Severity (TLICS) score ≥ 4 * Single level fracture * Less than 50% of spinal canal compromised * Mild kyphosis or scoliosis * Cobb's angle ≤ 25˚ * with or without neurological deficit Exclusion Criteria: * patients with multiple level fractures * patients with more than 50% spinal canal compromise * patients who needed anterior approach to decompress the canal * patients who have fracture dislocation and / or marked kyphosis and scoliosis with Cobb's angle \>25⁰ * patients who needed 360⁰ fixation with long segment fixation to maintain the angle of correction.