
Addition of intermediate screws to percutaneous pedicle screws for thoracolumbar fractures
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OrthoEvidence. Addition of intermediate screws to percutaneous pedicle screws for thoracolumbar fractures. ACE Report. 2017;6(4):36. Available from: https://myorthoevidene.com/AceReport/Report/9131
Effect of the percutaneous pedicle screw fixation at the fractured vertebra on the treatment of thoracolumbar fractures
Int Orthop. 2016 Jun;40(6):1103-10Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
32 patients with a thoracolumbar fracture were randomized to receive either percutaneous short-segmental pedicle screw fixation with intermediate screws or percutaneous bilateral pedicle screw fixation without intermediate screws. The purpose of this study was to compare the two techniques in terms of operative time, estimated blood loss, postoperative back pain and function, sagittal Cobb angle, ...
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