Differences in surgical outcome after anterior corpectomy and reconstruction with an expandable cage with rectangular footplates between thoracolumbar and lumbar osteoporotic vertebral fracture

Background: Anterior and posterior spinal fixation (APSF) can provide rigid structural anterior column support in patients with osteoporotic vertebral fracture (OVF). A new rectangular footplate designed based on biomechanical studies of endplates provides better resistance to subsidence. However, d...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hidetomi Terai, Shinji Takahashi, Hiroyuki Yasuda, Sadahiko Konishi, Takafumi Maeno, Hirohi Kono, Akira Matsumura, Takashi Namikawa, Minori Kato, Masatoshi Hoshino, Koji Tamai, Hiromitsu Toyoda, Akinobu Suzuki, Hiroaki Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:North American Spine Society Journal
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666548421000238