Is a lumbar spine fracture serious?

Lumbar spine fracture, need to determine whether it is serious according to the specific situation, the specific determination is as follows: 1, mild compression fracture: usually not serious, the patient also does not need surgery, generally continued bed rest for 2-3 months, that is, can achieve complete healing. Patients with lumbar back muscle training and lumbar girth fixation can make significant improvements in clinical symptoms. 2. Severe compression fractures of the lumbar spine: severe compression fractures or even burst fractures are more serious and can compress and stimulate the nerves, making the nerve function impaired, and the patient cannot even stand, and urination and defecation can be seriously impaired. In this case, it is necessary to consider surgical treatment to relieve the nerve compression and restore the stability of the lumbar spine, so that the clinical symptoms can be reduced. Therefore, whether the lumbar fracture is serious or not needs to be decided according to the specific degree of the fracture.