Is additional balloon Kyphoplasty safe and effective for acute thoracolumbar burst fracture?

Is additional balloon Kyphoplasty safe and effective for acute thoracolumbar burst fracture?

Abstract Background Burst fracture is a common thoracolumbar injury that is treated using posterior pedicle instrumentation and fusion combined with transpedicular intracorporeal grafting after reduction. In this study, we compared the outcome of these two techniques by using radiologic imaging and...

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Main Authors: Ping-Jui Tsai, Ming-Kai Hsieh, Kuo-Feng Fan, Lih-Huei Chen, Chia-Wei Yu, Po-Liang Lai, Chi-Chien Niu, Tsung-Ting Tsai, Wen-Jer Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Burst fracture
Vertebroplasty
Kyphoplasty
Calcium sulfate/phosphate cement
Acute thoracolumbar burst fracture
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-017-1753-4

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