Two levels above and one level below pedicle screw fixation for the treatment of unstable thoracolumbar fracture with partial or intact neurology

BACKGROUND: Treatment of unstable thoracolumbar fractures is controversial regarding short or long segment pedicle screw fixation. Although long level fixation is better, it can decrease one motion segment distally, thus increasing load to lower discs. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 31 unstabl...

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Autores principales: Modi, Hitesh N, Chung, Kook Jin, Seo, Il Woo, Yoon, Hoi Soo, Hwang, Ji Hyo, Kim, Hong Kyun, Noh, Kyu Cheol, Yoo, Jung Han
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2724433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19635134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-799X-4-28

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