• J Clin Neurosci · Jan 2010

    Case Reports

    Pedicle subtraction osteotomies for the correction of post-traumatic thoracolumbar kyphosis.

    • Dean Chou, Vincent Y Wang, and Phillip B Storm.
    • Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 400 Parnassus Ave, Box 0350 San Francisco, California 94143-0350, USA.
    • J Clin Neurosci. 2010 Jan 1;17(1):113-7.

    AbstractTraumatic compression fractures are usually treated non-surgically. In most patients without osteoporosis, such fractures heal without any sequelae. However, some patients develop a post-traumatic kyphosis that can lead to severe pain and disability, refractory to non-surgical management. In such patients, correction of the kyphosis ultimately may be the only definitive treatment. Pedicle subtraction osteotomies have been used in non-traumatic settings to correct kyphotic deformities or restore lordosis in patients in symptomatic positive sagittal balance. We apply this technique in the setting of post-traumatic kyphosis, and we performed the osteotomies at the level of the compression fracture.Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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