BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Thoracoscopic-assisted ventral stabilisation for thoracolumbar fractures has been shown to be associated with decreased recovery time and less morbidity when compared with open procedures. However, there are a limited number of studies evaluating late clinical and radiological results after thoracoscopic spinal surgery. METHODS We performed an analysis of the late outco...

Surgical correction with corpectomy and subsequent fusion of neighboring levels is a commonly practiced treatment for thoracolumbar burst fractures. Different fixation constructs are currently implemented to fuse the injured level. However, little is known about the implications of such constructs on the biomechanics of the adjacent spine segments. The objective of this study is to compare the ...

Study Design Retrospective study. Objective Quantify the effect of obesity on elective thoracolumbar spine surgery patients. Methods Five hundred consecutive adult patients undergoing thoracolumbar spine surgery to treat degenerative pathologies with minimum follow-up of at least 1 year were included. Primary outcome measures included Numerical Rating Scales for back and leg pain, the Short For...

The objective of the present study was to investigate whether transpedicular bone grafting as a supplement to posterior pedicle screw fixation in thoracolumbar fractures results in a stable reconstruction of the anterior column, that allows healing of the fracture without loss of correction. Posterior instrumentation using an internal fixator is a standard procedure for stabilizing the injured ...

Nevertheless, the vertebral column can be damaged, especially where the curvature ofthe spine alters. The mechanical stresses which result from the change in direction at the thoracolumbar junction (Ti 1-L2) or sacrolumbar junction are amplified by the differing mobility above and below the junction. These areas are therefore common sites ofinjury when the vertebral column is subjected to abnor...

Camptocormia is a gait disorder, characterized by hyperflexion of thoracolumbar spine which increases on walking, and disappears in the supine position. A 48 year-old man developed progressive gait deterioration for one year and slight weakness and tremor of both hands for five months. It eventually became apparent that the patient had motor neuron disease, as well as symptoms of extrapyramidal...

Revision of older knowledge on spinal deformities shows causing factors in all day life and the source of rotational forces in men in respiration. The role of lordosis as a causative factor can change towards a correcting force, supported by different studies. The thoracolumbar spine is the originating area of many deforming processes.