Yeungnam Univ J Med.  1996 Dec;13(2):234-242. 10.12701/yujm.1996.13.2.234.

Anterolaateral Surgical Decompression and Instrumentation in Thoracolumbar Bursting Fracture

• Bae JH

• KMID: 2154863
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.1996.13.2.234

Abstract

Ten patients with a thoracolumbar spine fractures were treated with Kaneda internal fixation device through anterolateral approach during last 1 year. In all cases, spinal decompression, internal instrument fixation and bone fusion with rib were performed. No patient showed neurological deterioration after surgery and 6(60%) patients improved postoperatively with entering the next Frankel subgroup. Follwo-up patient evaluation showed the correction of the fracture deformity with good bony fusion, but 3 patient are remained back pain. According to above results we concluded that anterolateral internal fixation combined.with bone fusion using rib was good mechanical stability and decompression of protruding ventral bone fragments above conus medullaris level.

Keyword

Thoracolumbar fracture; Spinal decompression; Kaneda internal fixation devide

MeSH Terms

Back Pain
Congenital Abnormalities
Conus Snail
Decompression
Decompression, Surgical*
Humans
Internal Fixators
Ribs
Spine