Is a transverse fracture of the third lumbar vertebra serious?

Fractures of the transverse processes of the lumbar third vertebrae are not very serious compared to fractures of the lumbar third vertebrae, but they are certainly much more serious compared to muscle sprains. Since the transverse processes are part of the vertebral body attachments and are not a major part of the vertebral body’s stabilizing structure, after a fracture occurs, it does not have much effect on the stability of the entire spine, and most of the fractures can be cured with the protection of lumbar perimeter external fixation and the conservative treatment of bed rest. However, the special anatomical structure of the transverse process of the lumbar three vertebrae is the starting and ending point of many low back muscles, in the process of conservative treatment, it is necessary to achieve strict bed rest, prematurely leave the bed activities, lumbar muscle tension is too much, which can easily cause slow or even delayed healing of the fracture, or even if the fracture heals, in the later stage of sedentary, standing, bending, or weather changes, it is easy to lumbar pain, which is very difficult to deal with. The after-effects are difficult to deal with.