RETROSPECTIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT OF THORACOLUMBAR BURST FRACTURE: SHORT VERSUS LONG FIXATION

RETROSPECTIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT OF THORACOLUMBAR BURST FRACTURE: SHORT VERSUS LONG FIXATION

ABSTRACT Objective: The objective of this study is to compare short posterior fixation to long posterior fixation in thoracolumbar burst fractures. Methods: Fifty-three patients were divided into Group I (n=24) treated with short instrumentation (one level above and one below the fracture) and int...

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Main Authors: Carlos Alberto de Almeida de Assunção Filho, Nelson Astur Neto, João Paulo Bergamaschi, Luciano Antonio Nassar Pellegrino, Ricardo Shigueaki, Galhego Umeta, Maria Fernanda Silber Caffaro, Osmar Avanzi, Robert Meves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC)
Series:Coluna/Columna
Subjects:
Fraturas da coluna vertebral/terapia
Vértebras lombares
Vértebras torácicas.
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