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Treatment of thoracic or lumbar burst fractures with Balloon Assisted Endplate Reduction using Tricalcium Phosphate cement: histological and radiological evaluation

BACKGROUND: Short-segment pedicle-screw instrumentation is frequently used to stabilize thoracolumbar burst fractures. A recognized disadvantage of this procedure is recurrent kyphosis from intervertebral disc creep into the fractured central endplate. Balloon Assisted Endplate Reduction (BAER) usin...

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Autores principales: Kitzen, Joep, Schotanus, Martijn G. M., Plasschaert, Herbert S. W., Hulsmans, Frans-Jan H., Tilman, Pieter B. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5635504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29017495
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1770-3