Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC
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J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad · Jan 2010
Management of thoracolumbar spine injuries at a tertiary care hospital.
The purpose of descriptive case series study was to see the conservative and surgical outcome in respect of neurological improvement, sphincter functions and early ambulation in cases of traumatic thoracolumbar injuries in a tertiary care hospital. ⋯ Thoracolumbar injuries occur in young population and creates socio-economic burden to the society. Patients with partial neurological deficit benefit from surgery.
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition often affecting young and healthy individuals around the world. This debilitating condition not only creates enormous physical and emotional cost to individuals but also is a significant financial burden to society at large. The Objective was to study the outcome of spinal fixation with fixateur interne in cases of thoracolumbar spinal injuries in terms of neurological recovery and complications. ⋯ Fixateur interne is a useful and low-cost implant for fixation of thoracolumbar junction injuries with very easy availability and easy operative insertion and little blood loss. It has excellent post-operative outcome in terms of neurological improvement and a very low complication rate. Mortality rate is minimal.