Short-segment posterior fixation with index level screws versus long-segment posterior fixation for thoracolumbar spine fracture: angle of correction and pain

Short-segment posterior fixation with index level screws versus long-segment posterior fixation for thoracolumbar spine fracture: angle of correction and pain

Abstract Background Thoracic and lumbar fractures represent nearly 90% of traumatic spine injuries. Thoracolumbar region is susceptible to injury because of its location between the stiff kyphotic thoracic spine and the mobile lordotic lumbar region. To compare between short-segment fixation with sc...

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Main Authors: Ahmed M. Sallam, Walid A. Abdel Ghany, Ali Kotb Ali, Mohamed A. Habib, Ahmed F. Toubar, Mohamed S. Kabil, Ahmed Abdel Barr Salem, Sherif H. Abouzeid Mourad, Mohamed A. Nada
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado: SpringerOpen 2018-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Thoracolumbar fracture
Short-segment fixation
Long-segment fixation
Index level
Cobb’s angle
Acceso en liña:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41984-018-0012-9

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