Trial reportMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2020
Comparison of Anterior and Posterior Decompressions in Treatment of Traumatic Thoracolumbar Spinal Fractures Complicated with Spinal Cord Injury.
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- Anterior vertebrectomy and O-arm navigation for old L5 traumatic fractures with kyphotic deformity: a retrospective case series of clinical and radiological outcomes.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Factors that influence long term instrumentation stability in patients with unstable thoracolumbar injuries.World journal of orthopedics · 2025Article
- Comparative Analysis of Three Vertebral Screw Placement Directions in Anterior Thoracolumbar Fracture Surgery: A Finite Element Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
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- Effectiveness of Posterior Decompression and Internal Fixation in Emergency Management of Thoracolumbar Fractures Complicated by Spinal Cord Injury.Emergency medicine international · 2024Article
- The efficacy and safety of anterior versus posterior approach for the treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of translational medicine · 2022Article
- Efficacy of anterior-posterior decompression on thoracolumbar spine fracture with spinal cord injury and analysis of risk factors for postoperative deep vein thrombosis.American journal of translational research · 2022Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND For patients with thoracolumbar spinal fractures complicated with spinal cord injury, timely surgery is the first choice. We compared the effects of anterior and posterior decompressions in treatment of these patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 80 male patients with traumatic thoracolumbar spinal fractures and spinal cord injury were prospectively selected and divided into 2 groups. The control group underwent posterior decompression and internal fixation and the observation group underwent real-time anterior decompression. RESULTS The observation group had longer operative time and length of postoperative hospital stay, larger intraoperative blood loss, remarkably greater immediate postoperative anterior height and middle column height of the fractured vertebrae, and a notably smaller Cobb's angle than in the control group. The total ASIA score was significantly higher in the observation group than in the control group immediately after surgery and at 6 months and 1 year after surgery. The maximal urine flow, maximal detrusor pressure, and bladder compliance were also evidently higher in the observation group than in the control group during 1 year of follow-up. Compared with the control group, the International Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5) score in the observation group was significantly higher at 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year after surgery. CONCLUSIONS Compared with the posterior approach, anterior decompression in patients with thoracolumbar spinal fractures complicated with spinal cord injury can effectually enhance the surgical efficiency, and restore the physiological anatomy of the fractured vertebrae, thereby improving patient quality of life.
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