How long does it take for a thoracic spine fracture to heal?

It takes about 3 months for a thoracic spine fracture to heal, and the specific healing time is related to the type of fracture, the patient’s age, and the treatment method. Fracture type: The healing speed of simple stable fracture is relatively fast, and the fracture may reach the standard of clinical preliminary healing in about 6 weeks; if it is a comminuted fracture, the fracture healing speed is relatively slow because the fracture end is displaced more seriously, so it may take 8-12 weeks. Second, the patient’s age: like children, teenagers and other young people, the fracture healing speed is faster, simple fracture may be 4-6 weeks basic healing; elderly fracture healing ability will be poor, even a minor fracture, it will take longer to heal, about 3 months or more. III. Treatment: 1. Conservative treatment: The patient should be absolutely bedridden. If the patient cannot do as required during bedrest, but repeatedly gets up and repeatedly stimulates the fracture end, it may cause the fracture to heal slower and may even result in deformed fracture healing. It may take more than 3 months for the patient to heal; 2. Surgical treatment: In the case of young people, incisional repositioning internal fixation of the vertebral arch may be required, in which case, generally 4-5 days after surgery, you can get up with a brace for functional exercise. In the case of the elderly, the vertebroplasty method of treatment is adopted, and after the injection of bone cement, the patient can normally get out of bed the next day to carry out activities and exercises, and the patient’s healing time may take about 3 months.