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ArticleJournal of orthopaedics

Comparison of percutaneous minimally invasive versus open posterior spine surgery for fixation of thoracolumbar fractures: A retrospective matched cohort analysis.

Abimbola Afolabi, Tristan B Weir, M Farooq Usmani, Jael E Camacho, Jacob J Bruckner, Rohan Gopinath, Kelley E Banagan, Eugene Y Koh, Daniel E Gelb, Steven C Ludwig

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Article in Journal of orthopaedics. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Abimbola AfolabiDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Tristan B WeirDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
M Farooq UsmaniDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jael E CamachoDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jacob J BrucknerDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Rohan GopinathDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Kelley E BanaganDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Eugene Y KohDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Daniel E GelbDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Steven C LudwigDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
University of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPercutaneous minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) is a treatment option for thoracolumbar fractures and we aim to evaluate its outcomes.

methodsA retrospective matched cohort study of all patients with thoracolumbar fractures treated with MISS or open posterior approach.

resultsWe included 100 MISS and 155 open patients. After controlling for patient characteristics, our results statistically favor MISS in mean operative time, mean intraoperative blood loss, and number of patients requiring postoperative blood transfusions within 48 h.

conclusionsAdvantages of using MISS for treatment of thoracolumbar fractures are decreased operative time, decreased blood loss, and fewer patients requiring transfusions.

Indexed as

Minimally invasive spine surgeryOpen posterior approachThoracolumbar fracture

Identifiers

PMID32042224
PMCPMC7000432
OpenAlexW2990526541

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