AIMS: The authors present the results of a cohort study of 60 adult @entity1 presenting sequentially over a period of 15 years from 1997 to 2012 to our hospital for treatment of @entity174 , but without @entity51 . METHOD: All @entity1 were treated by early mobilisation within the limits of @entity158 , early bracing for @entity1 confidence and all progress in mobilisation was recorded on video. Initial hospital stay was one week. Subsequent reviews were made on an outpatient basis. RESULTS: The mean duration from admission to final follow-up was three months, and longer follow-up was undertaken telephonically. The mean @entity85 on arrival was 17.4   (5   to 29  ); mean @entity1513 at final discharge three months later was 19.5   (1   to 28  ). Spinal canal encroachment had no influence on successful functional recovery. DISCUSSION: @entity158 has not been a significant problem for any @entity1 , irrespective of the degree of @entity1513 and no @entity1 has a self-perception of clinical deformity. In all, 11 @entity1 took occasional analgesia. All @entity1 returned to their original work level or better. Two @entity1 died 2.5 years after treatment, from unrelated causes. TAKE HOME MESSAGE: The natural history of thoracolumbar @entity174 without @entity16 would appear to be benign. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2016;98-B:97-101.

Early mobilisation of thoracolumbar XXXX without @entity16 : a natural history observation.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['thoracic and/or lumbar vertebral burst fractures', 'burst fractures'] @entity1513 :: ('MESH:D007738', 'Disease') :: ['kyphosis'] @entity16 :: ('MESH:D009422', 'Disease') :: ['neurology'] @entity51 :: ('MESH:D009461', 'Disease') :: ['neurological deficit'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['Pain', 'pain'] @entity85 :: ('MESH:D009140', 'Disease') :: ['kyphosis deformity']
@entity174 :: (MESH:D050723,Disease) :: ['burst fractures']
