Transpedicular fixation in management of thoracolumbar burst fractures: Monosegmental fixation versus short-segment instrumentation

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 15, 2010, Pages

  Wei, Fu Xin ^a   Liu, Shao Yu ^a   Liang, Chun Xiang ^a   Li, Hao Miao ^a   Long, Hou Qing ^a   Yu, Bin Sheng ^a   Chen, Bai Ling ^a   Chen, Ke Bing ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Clinical outcome; Pedicle screw; Thoracolumbar burst fractures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LOW BACK OUTCOME SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MONOSEGMENTAL TRANSPEDICULAR FIXATION; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT SEGMENT PEDICLE INSTRUMENTATION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT FAILURE; BONE SCREW; DEVICES; DISABILITY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPINAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; BONE SCREWS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954887310     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181d7ad1d     Document Type: Article

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