Late thoracolumbar fracture kyphosis with surgical treatment of spinal cord injury.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 5 Late thoracolumbar fracture kyphosis with surgical treatment of spinal cord injury Author: Hong-Zhi Liu, Li Ming, Sun Shu-Hai, Yu Sun Jie [Keywords:] old Abstract: [Objective] To investigate the late thoracolumbar fracture kyphosis with spinal cord injury and effect of surgical treatment. [Method] treated between 1998 and 2003 associated with the late thoracolumbar fracture patients with spinal cord injury in 36 cases, all with anterior decompression through posterior approach. [Results] All patients were followed up, kyphosis correction of satisfaction, in addition to three cases of complete paraplegia patients, other patients had more than Frankle grade Ⅰ to resume. [Conclusion] by posterior midline approach can effectively achieve anterior decompression. Keywords:: old fracture; thoracic vertebrae; lumbar; surgical treatment; spinal cord injury Surgical treatment of old thoracolumbar vertebral fracture with kyphosis and spinal cord injury Abstract: [Objective] To explore the surgical method and clinical effects for the treatment of old thoracolumbar vertebrral fracture with kyphosis and spinal cord injury [Method] Thirtysix patients with old thoracolumbar vertebral fracture with kyphosis and spinal cord injury from 1998 to 2003, all had undergone anterior decompression through posterior median approach. [Result] All patients were followedup.Kyphosis was rectified well. The Frankle classification of all but 3 patients with complete paraplagia increased one or more degrees after operation. [Conclusion] Operation through posterior median approach can achieve anterior decompression effectively. Keywords:: Old fracture; Thoracic vertebrae; Lumbar vertehrae; Surgery; Spinal cord injury Multi-old thoracolumbar fractures associated with spinal cord injury, resulting in paraplegia symptoms. For its choice of approach before and after surgery, there were still more controversial. Authors from 1998 to 2003 by the 36 treated patients were