Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Fixation of Thoraco-Lumbar Fractures in a Major Trauma Centre and Single Institute Experience

Autor:	Sanjoy Nagaraja, Radu Bletechi, Hussien El-Maghraby
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Major trauma medicine.disease Surgery Lumbar Blood loss Radiological weapon Percutaneous fixation Medicine Operative time Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Neurology (clinical) business Reduction (orthopedic surgery)
Zdroj:	Global Spine Journal. 6:s-0036
ISSN:	2192-5690 2192-5682
DOI:	10.1055/s-0036-1583139
Popis:	IntroductionUnstable spine fractures commonly occur in the setting of a poly-traumatized patients. The aim of management is to balance the need for early stabilization with quick patient's mobilization and reduction of additional trauma due to the major open surgery.Material and MethodsTo assess the operative data, clinical and radiological outcomes of patients undergoing minimally invasive management of Thoraco-lumbar fracture.DesignRetrospective review of prospectively collected data.Methods101 patients underwent minimally invasive percutaneous fixation of Thoraco-lumbar fractures percutaneous fixation with or without vertebroplasty. All patients were post-operatively either neurologically intact or improved. There were 60 males and 41 females with an average age of 44 years.ResultsThe mean follow-up was 18 months (3–44 months). The mean operative time was 100 minutes (range 35–240 minutes) and the mean blood loss was
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