ReviewAnnals of translational medicine2018
Minimally invasive surgery for thoracolumbar spinal trauma.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.
- Technical nuances and approach-related morbidity of anterolateral and posterolateral lumbar corpectomy approaches-a systematic review of the literature.Acta neurochirurgica · 2022Pooled it
- Real-world outcomes of minimally invasive posterior thoracic and lumbar spine fusion surgery versus open surgery in the Finnish Spine Registry.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2026Article
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- Establishment and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for the Superior Cluneal Nerve Entrapment Neuropathy after Thoracic or Lumbar Fracture: A Case-Comparative Study.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Morphometric analysis of safe working zones for minimally invasive lateral extrapleural/retroperitoneal approach via transdiaphragmatic and transpsoas to the thoracolumbar and lumbar spine.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
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- Minimally Invasive Lateral Thoracic and Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Expandable Interbody Spacers for Spine Trauma-Indications, Complications and Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Correlation between anxiety, depression, and social stress in young patients with thoracolumbar spine fractures.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Comparative analysis of percutaneous and open approaches to traumatic spine injury: Analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank.Surgical neurology international · 2025Article
- Long-Term Outcomes of Minimally Invasive vs. Traditional Open Spinal Fusion: A Comparative Analysis.Journal of spine research and surgery · 2025Article
- Clinical application of a modified wiltse approach in middle and lower thoracic vertebrae: a case-control study of thoracic fracture patients.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Posterior endpoint determination of the lumbar pedicle central axis on the anterior-posterior fluoroscopic image for pedicle screw insertion.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Minimally-invasive lateral thoracic and lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) with expandable interbody cages - Considerations, complications & outcomes.Brain & spine · 2024Article
- Single- and Multilevel Corpectomy and Vertebral body replacement for treatment of spinal infections. A retrospective single-center study of 100 cases.Brain & spine · 2024Article
- Risk Factors for Cage Subsidence in Minimally Invasive Lateral Corpectomy for Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures.Spine surgery and related research · 2023Article
- Minimally Invasive Transpedicular Screw Fixation: Review of 152 Cases in a Single Institution. Steep or Shallow Learning Curve?Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery · 2023Article
- Cirq Robotic Assistance for Thoracolumbar Pedicle Screw Placement: Overcoming the Disadvantages of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery.Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement · 2023Article
- Classifications and level of evidence trends from the most influential literature on thoracolumbar burst fractures: A bibliometric analysis.North American Spine Society journal · 2022Review
- [Clinical study of Wiltse approach with fulcrum reduction technique in the treatment of AO-A type thoracolumbar fractures].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2022Article
- Predictors of adverse events after percutaneous pedicle screws fixation in patients with single-segment thoracolumbar burst fractures.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The indications for operative intervention after thoracolumbar spine trauma have been well described. Advances in minimally invasive techniques, including percutaneous pedicle screw fixation and mini-open anterolateral retractor-based approaches can improve surgical outcomes when appropriately applied by reducing blood loss, operative duration and post-operative pain. Moreover, they allow for theoretical advantages by preservation of muscular and skeletal blood supply and innervation that is typically lost during the muscular dissection of open approaches. For thoracolumbar spine fractures, percutaneous fixation allows for internal bracing of unstable fractures during healing while maintaining sagittal alignment. In instances of neurological compromise from fracture retropulsion, corpectomies may be required, and mini-open lateral approaches adopted from degenerative disease applications allow for a minimally invasive manner to treat the defect. These further allow for placement of wide rectangular-footprint expandable vertebral body replacement devices to provide anterior column support. We believe this allows for lower rates of subsidence and helps to maintain the biomechanical integrity necessary to prevent post-traumatic malalignment and kyphosis. Together, these minimally invasive techniques combined supply the spine surgeon with a minimally invasive armamentarium to treat nearly all thoracolumbar spine trauma. Surgeons should be comfortable with the strengths and shortcomings of these approaches in order to successfully apply them for this pathology.
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