• Eur Spine J · Jun 2009

    Minimally invasive percutaneous fixation in the treatment of thoracic and lumbar spine fractures.

    • M Palmisani, A Gasbarrini, G Barbanti Brodano, F De Iure, M Cappuccio, L Boriani, L Amendola, and S Boriani.
    • Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ospedale Maggiore, Ausl Bologna, Largo Nigrisoli 2, Bologna 40100, Italy. matteo.palmisani@ausl.bologna.it
    • Eur Spine J. 2009 Jun 1;18 Suppl 1:71-4.

    AbstractWe studied 51 patients with 64 fractures of the thoracolumbar and lumbar spine undergoing the surgical treatment by percutaneous trans-pedicular fixation and stabilization with minimally invasive technique. Patient follow-up ranged from 6 to 28 months (mean 14.2 months) and the patients were assessed by clinical and radiographic evaluation. The results show that percutaneous trans-pedicular fixation and stabilization with minimally invasive technique is an adequate and satisfactory procedure to be used in specific type of the thoracolumbar and lumbar spine fractures.

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