ArticleAdvances in orthopedics2020
Instrumentation Removal following Minimally Invasive Posterior Percutaneous Pedicle Screw-Rod Stabilization (PercStab) of Thoracolumbar Fractures Is Not Always Required.
Article in Advances in orthopedics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Removal or retention of minimally invasive screws in thoracolumbar fractures? Systematic review and case-control study.Acta neurochirurgica · 2023Pooled it
- Is Implant Removal After Thoracolumbar Fracture Fixation Truly Necessary? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Radiological, Functional and Safety Outcomes.Global spine journal · 2026Review
- Surgical treatment of traumatic fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine: A systematic review.Brain & spine · 2024Review
- Effectiveness of Posterior Decompression and Internal Fixation in Emergency Management of Thoracolumbar Fractures Complicated by Spinal Cord Injury.Emergency medicine international · 2024Article
- The Necessity of Implant Removal after Fixation of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures-A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundPercutaneous stabilization for spinal trauma confers less blood loss, reduces postoperative pain, and is less invasive than open stabilization and fusion. The current standard of care includes instrumentation removal.
objective1. Reporting patient outcomes following minimally invasive posterior percutaneous pedicle screw-rod stabilization (PercStab). 2. Evaluating the results of instrumentation retention.
methodsA prospective observational study of 32 consecutive patients receiving PercStab without direct decompression or fusion. Baseline data demographics were collected. Operative outcomes of interest were operative room (OR) time, blood loss, and length of hospital stay. Follow-up variables of interest included patient satisfaction, Numeric Rating Scales for Back and Leg (NRS-B/L) pain, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and return to work. Clinical outcome data (ODI and NRS-B/L) were collected at 3, 12, 24 months and continued at a 24-month interval up to a maximum of 8 years postoperatively.
results81.25% of patients (
conclusionsPercStab without instrumentation removal provided high patient satisfaction, mild pain, and minimal disability and relieved the patient from the burden of finances and resources allocation of a second surgery.
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