Posterior fixation including the fractured vertebra for severe unstable thoracolumbar fractures

RM Kanna, AP Shetty, S Rajasekaran - The spine journal, 2015 - Elsevier
Background context Traditional short-segment fixation of unstable thoracolumbar injuries
can be associated with progressive kyphosis and implant failure. Load sharing classification …

[PDF][PDF] Radiological outcome of short segment posterior stabilisation and fusion in thoracolumbar spine acute fracture

AWY Yung, PLK Thng - Annals of the Academy of Medicine …, 2011 - annals.edu.sg
Introduction: The optimal management of thoracolumbar spine fractures remains a matter of
controversy. The current literature implies that the use of short-segment pedicle screw …

Posterior short segment pedicle screw fixation and TLIF for the treatment of unstable thoracolumbar/lumbar fracture

L Wang, J Li, H Wang, Q Yang, D Lv, W Zhang… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background Currently, Posterior Short Segment Pedicle Screw Fixation is a popular
procedure for treating unstable thoracolumbar/lumbar burst fracture. But progressive …

Two levels above and one level below pedicle screw fixation for the treatment of unstable thoracolumbar fracture with partial or intact neurology

HN Modi, KJ Chung, IW Seo, HS Yoon… - Journal of orthopaedic …, 2009 - Springer
Background Treatment of unstable thoracolumbar fractures is controversial regarding short
or long segment pedicle screw fixation. Although long level fixation is better, it can decrease …

Restoration of anterior vertebral height by short-segment pedicle screw fixation with screwing of fractured vertebra for the treatment of unstable thoracolumbar …

B Ozdemir, A Kanat, C Erturk, OE Batcik, MS Balik… - World Neurosurgery, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The treatment of unstable thoracolumbar fractures remains controversial. Long-
segment pedicle screw constructs may be stiffer and impart greater forces on adjacent …

Results of treatment of unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures using pedicle instrumentation with and without fracture-level screws

Aİ Ökten, Y Gezercan, KM Özsoy, T Ateş… - Acta …, 2015 - Springer
Background Two different techniques of short-segment instrumentation, with and without a
pedicle screw at the fracture level, were compared in thoracolumbar burst fractures in …

Treatment of unstable thoracolumbar junction fractures: short-segment pedicle fixation with inclusion of the fracture level versus long-segment instrumentation

M Dobran, D Nasi, D Brunozzi, L Di Somma, M Gladi… - Acta …, 2016 - Springer
Background The surgical management of thoracolumbar burst fractures frequently involves
posterior pedicle screw fixation. However, the application of short-or long-segment …

Treatment of unstable thoracolumbar fractures through short segment pedicle screw fixation techniques using pedicle fixation at the level of the fracture: a finite …

C Li, Y Zhou, H Wang, J Liu, L Xiang - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objective To compare the von Mises stresses of the internal fixation devices among different
short segment pedicle screw fixation techniques to treat thoracic 12 vertebral fractures …

Percutaneous augmented instrumentation of unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures

N Rahamimov, H Mulla, A Shani, S Freiman - European Spine Journal, 2012 - Springer
Background Internal fixation of unstable thoracolumbar spine fractures requires correction of
the lacking anterior column support. This usually entails insertion of a vertebral body …

Vertebral body spread in thoracolumbar burst fractures can predict posterior construct failure

F De Iure, G Lofrese, P De Bonis, F Cultrera… - The Spine Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Context The load sharing classification (LSC) laid foundations for a
scoring system able to indicate which thoracolumbar fractures, after short-segment posterior …