Posterior fixation of thoracolumbar burst fracture: Short-segment pedicle fixation versus long-segment instrumentation

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 485-488

  Tezeren, Gunduz ^a,c   Kuru, Ilhami ^b  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Universite Kampusu   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Burst fractures; Long segment fixation; Outcome; Short segment fixation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KYPHOSIS; LONG SEGMENT INSTRUMENTATION; LOW BACK OUTCOME SCORE; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SEGMENT PEDICLE FIXATION; SPINE FRACTURE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOLUMBAR BURST FRACTURE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINE FUSION; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644877005     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000149874.61397.38     Document Type: Article

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