Open AccessTreatment of acute thoracolumbar burst fractures with kyphoplasty and short pedicle screw fixation: Transpedicular intracorporeal grafting with calcium phosphate: A prospective study
Author(s) -
Panagiotis Korovessis,
Thomas Repantis,
George Petsinis
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.37000
Subject(s) - medicine , burst fracture , kyphosis , surgery , spinal canal , fixation (population genetics) , spinal fusion , balloon , prospective cohort study , orthopedic surgery , bone grafting , radiography , spinal cord , population , environmental health , psychiatry
In the surgical treatment of thoracolumbar fractures, the major problem after posterior correction and transpedicular instrumentation is failure to support the anterior spinal column, leading to loss of correction and instrumentation failure with associated complaints. We conducted this prospective study to evaluate the outcome of the treatment of acute thoracolumbar burst fractures by transpedicular balloon kyphoplasty, grafting with calcium phosphate cement and short pedicle screw fixation plus fusion.