Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

➢ Cranial incomplete burst fracture AO type A3.1.1

➢ Prior pathologies at the vertebral spine

➢ McCormack ≥ 6 points

➢ Age < 18 and > 60 years

➢ Thoracolumbar junction: Th10-L2

➢ Contraindication for a thoracoscopic approach

➢ Acute trauma: ventral spondylodesis within 4 weeks after trauma

➢ Posttraumatic neurologic Deficit (ASIA A to D)

➢ High-energy trauma

➢ ASA > 3