Surgical Treatment for Thoraco-lumbar Burst Fracture

Early results of thoraco lumbar burst fracture treatment using selective corpectomy and rectangular cage reconstruction

BACKGROUND Subsidence and late fusion are commonly observed in anterior subtotal corpectomy and reconstruction for treating thoracolumbar burst fractures. The subsidence rate of this surgical method was reported from 19.6% to 75% in the literatures, which would cause treatment failure. Thus, an improvement of anterior surgery technique should be studied to reduce these complications. MATERIAL...

Pedicle Screw Fixation in Fracture of Thoraco-lumbar Spine

Transforaminal endoscopy in lumbar burst fracture

RATIONALE Lumbar burst fractures are frequent injury resulting from high-energy trauma, and the patients suffer from pain and the neurologic dysfunction. Although minimally invasive techniques have advanced rapidly, it was the first time to apply transforaminal endoscopic combined with percutaneous pedicle screw fixation to treatment of lumbar burst fractures. PATIENT CONCERNS A 33-year-old m...

Minimally invasive corpectomy and posterior stabilization for lumbar burst fracture.

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Surgical indications for lumbar burst fracture remain controversial. Potential indications for surgery include 50% canal compromise, 50% loss of vertebral height, 30° of kyphosis, and posterior element fracture or disruption of the posterior ligamentous complex. Different surgical approaches are available depending on fracture characteristics. It is possible that a minimally ...

Surgical treatment for suicidal jumper’s fracture (unstable sacral fracture) with thoracolumbar burst fracture: a report of three cases

Introduction: Suicidal jumper’s fracture (unstable sacral fracture) is characterized not only by multiple fractures including thoracolumbar fractures, but also major chest and abdominal injuries. Early stabilization of these fractures and early ambulation are required for the treatment and management of chest and abdominal injuries. We present 3 cases of suicidal jumper’s fracture with thoracol...