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Table 1 Clinical features of 19 cases (including our case)

From: Transcatheter arterial embolization for hemothorax caused by spinal fracture without arterial injury: a case report and review of the literature

Author, year

Age (years)

Sex

DISH

Cause of injury

Fracture site

Fracture type

Arterial injury

Initial hemodynamics

Initial treatment for HTX

HTX exacerbation

Treatment for HTX exacerbation

Fixation (timing)

Prognosis

Singh, 2019 [15]

22

F

No

Traffic accident

T10–12

Burst

LA

Unstable

Stent graft

No

NA

Yes (day 4)

Survived

Hagiwara, 2009 [3]

25

M

No

Traffic accident

T9–11

Dislocation

IA

Unstable

TAE (IA)

No

NA

Yes (NR)

Survived

Dalvie, 2000 [6]

28

M

No

Traffic accident

T4

Dislocation

None

NR

Conservative

Yes

Fixation

Yes (day 7)

Survived

van Raaij, 2000 [7]

55

F

No

Fall

T11

Chance

None

Unstable

Conservative

Yes

Thoracotomy

NR

Survived

Ninomiya, 2020 [1]

64

M

Yes

Fall

T7, L1

Reverse Chance

None

Stable

Conservative

Yes

Thoracotomy

Yes (day 10)

Survived

Matsushita, 2016 [10]

67

M

No

Hit by lumber

T3

Dislocation

IA

Unstable

TAE (IA)

No

NA

Yes (day 10)

Survived

Morita, 2009 [2]

68

M

NR

Fall

T11

Dislocation

IA

Unstable

Thoracotomy

No

NA

Yes (day 16)

Survived

Masteller, 2012 [9]

71

M

No

Transferred to bed

T11

Compression

None

Unstable

Conservative

No

NA

No

Dead

Lu, 2010 [11]

72

F

NR

Traffic accident

T11–12

Burst

None

Unstable

Thoracotomy

No

NA

Yes (day 6)

Survived

Hirota, 2019 [13]

74

F

Yes

Fall from standing

T11

Reverse Chance

None

Unstable

Thoracotomy

No

NA

Yes (day 4)

Survived

Haruta, 2016 [12]

78

F

No

Traffic accident

T8

Reverse Chance

None

Unstable

Thoracotomy

No

NA

No

Dead

Okamoto, 2018 [4]

81

M

NR

Fall

T7

Reverse Chance

None

Stable

Conservative

Yes

Thoracotomy

Yes (day 2)

Survived

Ninomiya, 2020 [1]

81

M

Yes

Traffic accident

T8

Dislocation

None

Unstable

Thoracotomy

No

NA

No

Survived

Okamoto, 2018 [4]

83

F

Yes

Fall from standing

L1

Reverse Chance

LA

Stable

Conservative

Yes

TAE (LA)

Yes (day 3)

Survived

Fukada, 2017 [5]

83

F

Yes

Fall from standing

T12

Reverse Chance

None

Unstable

Conservative

Yes

Conservative

Yes (day 20)

Survived

Kaneko, 2000 [8]

86

F

No

Sit on a chair

T6

Dislocation

None

Unstable

Conservative

Yes

Thoracotomy

No

Dead

Okuda, 2021 [14]

92

F

Yes

Fall from standing

T12

Reverse Chance

IA

Stable

Conservative

Yes

Conservative

Yes (day 3)

Survived

Masteller, 2012 [9]

93

M

Yes

Fall from standing

T10–11

Compression

None

Unstable

Conservative

No

NA

No

Dead

Our case

88

F

Yes

Unknown

T10

Reverse Chance

None

Stable

TAE

No

NA

Yes (day 9)

Survived

  1. F female, M male, DISH diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, NR not reported, T thoracic spine, L lumbar spine, LA lumbar artery, IA intercostal artery, HTX hemothorax, NA not applicable
  2. Diagnosed from the images in the paper. No further treatment was desired.