Thoracolumbar burst fracture without neurological deficit is a common spinal injury. The
ideal classification for the diagnosis and the optimal management strategies, including …

Objective Posterior short-segment fixation (4-screw construct= 4S) is the conventional
surgical technique for thoracolumbar fractures. The effect of adding two intermediate pedicle …

Purpose Traumatic thoracolumbar (TL) fractures are the most common vertebral fractures.
Although a consensus on the preferred treatment is missing, percutaneous pedicle screw …

OBJECTIVE The typical traumatic thoracolumbar (TL) fracture in patients with ankylosing
spondylitis (AS) is a hyperextension injury involving all three spinal columns, which is …

Background Minimally invasive spine surgery (MIS) has revolutionized fixation of
thoracolumbar fractures with burst elements. Recent studies have proven that percutaneous …

Background: Standard oblique cages cannot cover endplates side-to-side, which is an
important biomechanical factor for reducing the risk of cage subsidence and for restoring …

Background: Radiological evidence of adjacent segment disease (ASD) has been reported
to have a prevalence of more than 30% and several risk factors have been reported. The …

Introducción: la fractura vertebral se define como la lesión que compromete desde un
cuerpo vertebral hasta la unidad vertebral funcional. La patología quirúrgica de la columna …

Introduction The treatment of traumatic thoracic and lumbar spine fractures remains
controversial. To date no consensus exists on the correct choice of surgical approach and …

Objective To conduct a systematic review of studies on various posterior pedicle screw
fixation (PSF) methods used for treating neurologically intact thoracolumbar burst fractures …