Harrington instrumentation for fractures and fracture-dislocations of the thoracic and lumbar spine.

Fractures, dislocations, and fracture-dislocations of the spine.

Intraoperative spinal sonography in thoracic and lumbar fractures: evaluation of Harrington rod instrumentation.

Thirty-seven patients with thoracic and lumbar spine fractures were treated with Harrington rod instrumentation (HRI), and the progress and results of that surgery were monitored with intraoperative spinal sonography (IOSS). Adequate neural tissue decompression and spinal column alignment was achieved in less than one-half (14/31, 45%) of the patients in whom HRI was performed as the first step...

Specific Fractures and Dislocations of the Spine Atlantoaxial Instability Cervical Vertebral Fractures Thoracic and Lumbar Fracture/Luxations Lumbosacral Fractures Fracture/Luxations of the Sacrococcygeal Region

Spinal injuries and associated neurologic dysfunction are encountered frequently in small animal practice. Such injuries are most often the result of automobile trauma, or less commonly gunshot injuries, falls from heights, or animal abuse. The vertebral column has two distinct functions that become compromised in the injured animal and that must be considered in the diagnosis and management of...

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...

Fractures and dislocations of the cervical spine.

All surgeons who treat injuries of the cervical spine would agree that their aim is to produce a stable, painless neck and to diminish any risk of continued or recurrent pressure oIl the spinal cord. There is, however, a wide difference of opinion about the best way to achieve this aim. For dislocations, B#{246}hler(1933) advised infiltration with local anaesthetic at the site of dislocation fo...