Anterior stabilization for unstable traumatic thoracolumbar spine burst fractures

Highlights • The results of anterior decompression and fusion for unstable thoraco-lumbar burst fractures are presented. • Preoperative and postoperative clinical and radiological findings were evaluated. • Anterior fusion techniques were associated with favorable outcomes. • Anterior corpectomy and...

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Published in:Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2015-03, Vol.130, p.86-90
Main Authors: Zhang, Shihao, Thakur, Jai Deep, Khan, Imad Saeed, Menger, Richard, Kukreja, Sunil, Ahmed, Osama, Guthikonda, Bharat, Smith, Donald, Nanda, Anil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Anterior approach
Burst fracture
Colleges & universities
Decompression, Surgical - methods
Female
Hospitals
Humans
Injuries
Internal Fixators
Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery
Male
Medical imaging
Middle Aged
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Patients
Postoperative period
Retrospective Studies
Spinal cord
Spinal Fractures - surgery
Stabilization
Statistical methods
Thoracic Vertebrae - surgery
Thoracolumbar fracture
Treatment Outcome
Unstable fracture
Vertebrae
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • The results of anterior decompression and fusion for unstable thoraco-lumbar burst fractures are presented. • Preoperative and postoperative clinical and radiological findings were evaluated. • Anterior fusion techniques were associated with favorable outcomes. • Anterior corpectomy and fusion significantly improved the sagittal angulation.
ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/j.clineuro.2014.10.020