Kyphosis recurrence after posterior short-segment fixation in thoracolumbar burst fractures

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 246-254

  Wang, Xiang Yang ^a   Dai, Li Yang ^a,c   Xu, Hua Zi ^b   Chi, Yong Long ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c XINHUA HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Burst fracture; Outcome; Pedicle screw fixation; Thoracolumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; KYPHOSIS; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADULT; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; KYPHOSIS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RECURRENCE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 40949093012     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI/2008/8/3/246     Document Type: Article

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