Minimally invasive stabilization for thoracolumbar and lumbar fractures: a comparative study with short segment open Schanz screw constructs | Zendy

Yu Chao Lee | Zendy; Michael Selby | Zendy; Mario G. T. Zotti | Zendy; Deb Roy | Zendy; Brian J. C. Freeman | Zendy

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Minimally invasive stabilization for thoracolumbar and lumbar fractures: a comparative study with short segment open Schanz screw constructs

Author(s) -

Yu Chao Lee,

Michael Selby,

Mario G. T. Zotti,

Deb Roy,

Brian J. C. Freeman

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of spine surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2414-469X

pISSN - 2414-4630

DOI - 10.21037/jss.2019.01.06

Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , radiography , radiological weapon , surgery , demographics , lumbar , lumbar vertebrae , cohort , demography , sociology

Analysis was performed of two patient cohorts who underwent fixation without fusion for unstable thoracolumbar and lumbar fractures: (I) minimally invasive surgery (MIS) group using combined monoaxial-polyaxial pedicle screws inserted percutaneously; (II) open surgery (OS) group using Schanz screw constructs. Our aim was to compare radiographic and clinical indices of the 'gold standard' of open Schanz screw to MIS monoaxial-polyaxial screw constructs.

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