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ArticleCase reports in orthopedics2018

Utilizing a Cortical Bone Trajectory Pedicle Screw for Lumbar Flexion-Distraction Injury.

Naohisa Miyakoshi, Shigeto Maekawa, Masakazu Urayama, Yoichi Shimada

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Article in Case reports in orthopedics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Naohisa MiyakoshiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010-8543, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5175-3350
Shigeto MaekawaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Ogachi Central Hospital, 25 Yamada-Yugaoka, Yuzawa 012-0055, Japan.
Masakazu UrayamaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Ogachi Central Hospital, 25 Yamada-Yugaoka, Yuzawa 012-0055, Japan.
Yoichi ShimadaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010-8543, Japan.
Akita University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal flexion-distraction injuries (FDIs) are unstable fractures, commonly located at the thoracolumbar junction. Management of FDIs often necessitates the use of posterior instrumentation and fusion, but long-segment instrumentation surgery decreases postoperative spinal mobility and increases the risk of junctional kyphosis and fracture. We report the case of a patient with FDI showing an L2 vertebral fracture, unilateral L2 pedicle fracture, and disruptions of the posterior ligamentous complex between L1 and L2. After open reduction using L1 and L2 pedicle screws with a conventional trajectory on the right side, a cortical bone trajectory (CBT) pedicle screw was used as an osteosynthesis screw for the fractured left pedicle. This procedure enabled successful single-level fusion. Follow-up radiological examination revealed good reduction and complete bone union. To the best of our knowledge, utilizing a CBT technique as an osteosynthesis screw in FDIs has not previously been described.

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