Percutaneous pedicle screw fixation for neurologic intact thoracolumbar burst fractures

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 530-537

  Ni, Wen Fei ^a   Huang, Yi Xing ^a   Chi, Yong Long ^a   Xu, Hua Zi ^a   Lin, Yan ^a   Wang, Xiang Yang ^a   Huang, Qi Shan ^a   Mao, Fang Min ^a  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

burst fracture; minimally invasive spinal surgery; pedicle screw fixation; percutaneous; thoracolumbar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCUTANEOUS PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650401526     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3181c72d4c     Document Type: Article

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