Treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures by short-segment pedicle screw fixation using a combination of two additional pedicle screws and vertebroplasty at the level of the fracture: a finite element analysis

Treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures by short-segment pedicle screw fixation using a combination of two additional pedicle screws and vertebroplasty at the level of the fracture: a finite element analysis

Abstract Background Traditional one-above and one-below four-screw posterior short-segment instrumentation is used for unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures. However, this method has a high rate of implant failure and early loss of reduction. The purpose of this study was to use finite element (FE)...

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Main Authors: Jen-Chung Liao, Weng-Pin Chen, Hao Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Thoracolumbar burst fracture
Posterior instrumentation
Vertebroplasty
Finite element analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-017-1623-0

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