Short segment screw fixation without fusion for unstable thoracolumbar and lumbar burst fracture: A prospective study on selective consecutive patients

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 203-207

  Kim, Hee Yul ^a   Kim, Hyeun Sung ^b   Kim, Seok Won ^a   Ju, Chang Il ^a   Lee, Sung Myung ^a   Park, Hyun Jong ^c  

^a Chosun University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei Sarang Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Gyeryoung Orthopedic Surgery Clinic   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bone fusion; Burst fracture; Screw fixation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE STABILIZATION; SYNDROME DELINEATION; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84862904932     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2012.51.4.203     Document Type: Article

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