“…Of note, a persistent postoperative spinal deformity would be responsible for a fixed kyphosis or a flat-back deformity, leading to pain, vascular damage, instability, and neurological deterioration. 33 , 34 , 35 In 1999, Abel et al estimated the probability of long-lasting neurological deficits, post-traumatic syringomyelia, as proportional to the residual stenosis and kyphosis due to incorrect treatment of TLJ fractures. 36 Chiefs among these mechanisms are the direct impingement and obstruction of the subarachnoid space, the tethering of the cord at the fracture site, and the progressive cord ischemia due to direct compression.…”