Burst Fractures as a Result of Attempted Suicide by Jumping

This study reviews eight patients diagnosed with vertebral burst fractures after a suicide attempt by jumping from a height. The study analyzes patient characteristics, therapeutic modalities, and compares these injuries with non-suicide related falls to evaluate the initial assessments of these patients. The most common injury was ankle fracture such as calcaneus, talus, navicular and malleolus

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  The mean age of the patients was 26.5 years, and there were eleven vertebral burst fractures in eight patients.
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  Five patients had major depressive disorder, and five patients had made previous suicide attempts.
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  Six patients showed impaired neurologic function immediately after trauma, and five patients showed improved or unchanged neurologic status after operation.