Biomechanical testing of anterior and posterior thoracolumbar instrumentation in the cadaveric spine

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 101, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 116-121

  Eichholz, Kurt M ^a   Hitchon, Patrick W ^a   From, Aaron ^a   Rubenbauer, Paige ^a   Nakamura, Satoshi ^a   Lim, Tae Hong ^a   Torner, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior instrumentation; Biomechanics; Pedicle screw fixation; Posterior instrumentation; Thoracolumbar burst fracture; Thoracolumbar corpectomy

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE SURGERY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINE FUSION; VERTEBRA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 3042542717     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2004.1.1.0116     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (32)

1. Abumi K, Panjabi MM, Duranceau J: Biomechanical evaluation of spinal fixation devices. Part III. Stability provided by six spinal fixation devices and interbody bone graft. Spine 14:1249-55, 1989
2. An HS, Singh K, Vaccaro AR, et al: Biomechanical evaluation of contemporary posterior spinal internal fixation configurations in an unstable burst-fracture calf spine model: special references of hook configurations and pedicle screws. Spine 29:257-262, 2004
3. Benzel EC, Larson SJ: Functional recovery after decompressive operation for thoracic and lumbar spine fractures. Neurosurgery 19:772-778, 1986
4. Bohlman H: Late anterior decompression for spinal cord injury: Review of 100 cases with long term results. Orthop Trans 4:42-43, 1980
5. Cusick JF, Yoganandan N, Pintar FA, et al: Biomechanics of sequential posterior lumbar surgical alterations. J Neurosurg 76:805-811, 1992
6. Danisa OA, Shaffrey CI, Jane JA, et al: Surgical approaches for the correction of unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures: a retrospective analysis of treatment outcomes. J Neurosurg 83:977-983, 1995
7. Denis F: The three column spine and its significance in the classification of acute thoracolumbar spinal injuries. Spine 8:817-831, 1983
8. Dick JC, Brodke DS, Zdeblick TA, et al: Anterior instrumentation of the thoracolumbar spine. A biomechanical comparison. Spine 22:744-750, 1997
9. Esses SI, Botsford DJ, Wright T, et al: Operative treatment of spinal fractures with the AO internal fixator. Spine 16:S146-S150, 1991
10. Gertzbein SD: Scoliosis Research Society. Multicenter spine fracture study. Spine 17:528-540, 1992
11. Ghanayem AJ, Zdeblick TA: Anterior instrumentation in the management of thoracolumbar burst fractures. Clin Orthop 335:89-100, 1997
12. Gurwitz GS, Dawson JM, McNamara MJ, et al: Biomechanical analysis of three surgical approaches for lumbar burst fractures using short-segment instrumentation. Spine 18:977-982, 1993
13. Haas N, Blauth M, Tscheme H: Anterior plating in thoracolumbar spine injuries. Indication, technique, and results. Spine 16:S100-S111, 1991
14. Hitchon PW, Brenton MD, Serhan H, et al: In vitro biomechanical studies of an anterior thoracolumbar implant. J Spinal Disord Tech 15:350-354, 2002
15. Hitchon PW, Goel VK, Rogge T, et al: Biomechanical studies on two anterior thoracolumbar implants in cadaveric spines. Spine 24:213-218, 1999
16. Hitchon PW, Goel VK, Rogge TN, et al: In vitro biomechanical analysis of three anterior thoracolumbar implants. J Neurosurg (Spine 2) 93:252-258, 2000
17. Hitchon PW, Torner JC, Haddad SF, et al: Management options in thoracolumbar burst fractures. Surg Neurol 49:619-627, 1998
18. Hitchon PW, Torner, J.C, Haddad, S.F, et al: Thoracic and lumbar fractures: Management analysis. In Hitchon PW, Traynelis VC, Rengachary S (eds): Techniques in Spinal Fusion and Stabilization. New York: Thieme, 1995 pp 338-344
19. Kaneda K, Taneichi H, Abumi K, et al: Anterior decompression and stabilization with the Kaneda device for thoracolumbar burst fractures associated with neurological deficits. J Bone Joint Surg Am 79:69-83, 1997
20. Larson SJ, Holst RA, Hemmy DC, et al: Lateral extracavitary approach to traumatic lesions of the thoracic and lumbar spine. J Neurosurg 45:628-37, 1976
21. Lim TH, An HS, Hong JH, et al: Biomechanical evaluation of anterior and posterior fixations in an unstable calf spine model. Spine 22:261-266, 1997
22. Maiman DJ, Larson SJ, Benzel EC: Neurological improvement associated with late decompression of the thoracolumbar spinal cord. Neurosurgery 14:302-307, 1984
23. McAfee PC: Complications of anterior approaches to the thoracolumbar spine. Emphasis on Kaneda instrumentation. Clin Orthop 306:110-119, 1994
24. McLain RF: Functional outcomes after surgery for spinal fractures: return to work and activity. Spine 29:470-477, 2004
25. McLain RF, Sparling E, Benson DR. Early failure of short-segment pedicle instrumentation for thoracolumbar fractures. A preliminary report. J Bone Joint Surg Am 75:162-167, 1993
26. Panjabi MM, Hausfeld JN, White AA III: A biomechanical study of the ligamentous stability of the thoracic spine in man. Acta Orthop Scand 52:315-326, 1981
27. Parker JW, Lane JR, Karaikovic EE, et al: Successful short-segment instrumentation and fusion for thoracolumbar spine fractures: a consecutive 41/2-year series. Spine 25:1157-1170, 2000
28. Shono Y, McAfee PC, Cunningham BW: Experimental study of thoracolumbar burst fractures. A radiographic and biomechanical analysis of anterior and posterior instrumentation systems. Spine 19:1711-1722, 1994
29. Transfeldt EE, White D, Bradford DS, et al: Delayed anterior decompression in patients with spinal cord and cauda equina injuries of the thoracolumbar spine. Spine 15:953-957, 1990
30. Zdeblick TA, Shirado O, McAfee PC, et al: Anterior spinal fixation after lumbar corpectomy. A study in dogs. J Bone Joint Surg Am 73:527-534, 1991. Erratum in J Bone Joint Surg Am 73:952, 1991
31. Zdeblick TA, Shirado O, McAfee PC, et al: Anterior spinal fixation after lumbar corpectomy. A study in dogs. J Bone Joint Surg Am 73:527-534, 1991. Erratum in J Bone Joint Surg Am 73:952, 1991
32. Zdeblick TA, Warden KE, Zou D, et al: Anterior spinal fixators. A biomechanical in vitro study. Spine 18:513-517, 1993