Monosegmental transpedicular fixation for selected patients with thoracolumbar burst fractures

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-44

  Liu, Shaoyu ^a   Li, Haomiao ^a   Liang, Chunxiang ^a   Long, Houqing ^a   Yu, Binsheng ^a   Chen, Bailing ^a   Han, Guowei ^a   Zhang, Xuhua ^a   Li, Fobao ^a   Wei, Fuxin ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Outcome; Pedicle fixation; Thoracolumbar burst fractures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FLEXION DISTRACTION INJURY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MONOSEGMENTAL PEDICLE SCREW INSTRUMENTATION; MONOSEGMENTAL TRANSPEDICULAR FIXATION; NERVE ENDING; OPERATION DURATION; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREW DISLODGEMENT; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INJURY; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACOLUMBAR BURST FRACTURE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; X RAY FILM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 68049128302     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3181679ba3     Document Type: Article

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