Ten-year follow-up results of posterior instrumentation without fusion for traumatic thoracic and lumbar spine fractures.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
This retrospective study aims to present and evaluate the long follow-up results of posterior instrumentation without fusion in patients with traumatic thoracic and lumbar fractures. 45 patients were operated. The mean follow-up period was 147.6 months. Sagittal plane kyphosis (SPK) and anterior wedge angle (AWA) were evaluated in preoperative and follow-up. SPK and AWA improved significantly in the early postoperative. However, the correction was lost in the 10-year follow-up. The loss of correction was statistically significant in SPK and AWA. Posterior instrumentation without fusion is still among the most useful in treatment of traumatic thoracolumbar fractures.
Anatomy
- thoracic spine
- lumbar spine