Ignacio CirilloSebastián BlancoSebastián CabelloGuillermo RicciardiAlfredo GuiroyYURAC BARRIENTOS, RATKO JOVANRATKO JOVANYURAC BARRIENTOS_ _Charles Carazzo (Coordinator)Andrei JoaquimGuisela QuinterosJuan Pablo CabreraJose Rafael DangondJoana Guasque2025-12-312025-12-312025-10-01https://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1172410.1530/EOR-2025-0010<jats:p> <jats:list list-type="bullet"> <jats:list-item> <jats:p>Teardrop fractures of the cervical spine are characterized by a triangular-shaped fragment located in the anteroinferior corner of the vertebral body.</jats:p> </jats:list-item> <jats:list-item> <jats:p>Flexion-type teardrop fractures are highly unstable injuries resulting from a flexion-compression mechanism.</jats:p> </jats:list-item> <jats:list-item> <jats:p>A notable feature of these injuries is retrolisthesis of the vertebral body, which is often associated with a high risk of neurological compromise.</jats:p> </jats:list-item> <jats:list-item> <jats:p>The anterior approach is the most commonly used surgical treatment for flexion-type teardrop fractures.</jats:p> </jats:list-item> <jats:list-item> <jats:p>In contrast, extension-type teardrop fractures primarily affect the axis vertebral body and are generally stable injuries that can be treated nonoperatively.</jats:p> </jats:list-item> </jats:list> </jats:p>journal-article