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Role of additional anterior stabilization to posterior stabilization for thoracolumbar burst Frx

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March 2019

Role of additional anterior stabilization to posterior stabilization for thoracolumbar burst Frx

Vol: 8| Issue: 3| Number:3| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Prospective randomized controlled comparison of posterior vs. posterior-anterior stabilization of thoracolumbar incomplete cranial burst fractures in neurological intact patients: the RASPUTHINE pilot study

Eur Spine J. 2018 Dec;27(12):3016-3024. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5356-4

Contributing Authors:
M Scholz F Kandziora T Tschauder M Kremer A Pingel

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Synopsis

21 patients with incomplete thoracolumbar burst fractures were randomized to bisegmental posterior stabilization with or without the addition of anterior stabilization. Patients were assessed for clinical outcome on the Oswestry Disability Index and kyphotic angle on radiographs over 24-month follow-up. Results demonstrated no significant difference between groups in mean ODI at 24 months, or in i...

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