Bracing of thoracic and lumbar spine fractures
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Minimal Invasive Percutaneous Fixation of Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Fractures
We studied 122 patients with 163 fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine undergoing the surgical treatment by percutaneous transpedicular fixation and stabilization with minimally invasive technique. Patient followup ranged from 6 to 72 months (mean 38 months), and the patients were assessed by clinical and radiographic evaluation. The results show that percutaneous transpedicular fixation a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Spinal Cord
سال: 1987
ISSN: 1362-4393,1476-5624
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1987.68