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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2021

Efficacy of computed tomography-assisted limited decompression in the surgical management of thoracolumbar fractures with neurological deficit.

Landa Shi, Dean Chou, Yuqiang Wang, Mirwais Alizada, Yilin Liu

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Landa ShiDepartment of the Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No.1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, China.
Dean ChouDepartment of the Neurosurgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Yuqiang WangDepartment of the Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No.1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, China.
Mirwais AlizadaDepartment of the Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No.1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, China.
Yilin LiuDepartment of the Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No.1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, China. zzu0101@126.com.

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Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the effect of CT-assisted limited decompression in managing single segment A3 lumbar burst fracture.

methodA retrospective study (January 2015-June, 2019). One hundred six cases with single-level Magerl type A3 lumbar burst fractures treated with short-segment posterior internal fixation and limited decompression. Patients were divided into two groups: CT-assisted group and non-CT-assisted group. Perioperative factors, clinical outcomes, post-operative complications, imaging parameters, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) were evaluated.

resultsKyphosis, loss of anterior and posterior vertebral body heights, operative time, and post-operative complications were not significantly different between the two groups. The visual analog score (VAS) and spinal canal encroachment in the CT-assisted group were lower compared with the non-CT-assisted group (p < 0.05). The Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score, the simplified HRQoL scale, and the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Spinal Cord Injury Grade in the CT-assisted group were significantly higher compared with the non-CT-assisted group (p < 0.05).

conclusionCT-assisted limited decompression in the treatment of single-segment A3 lumbar burst fracture can achieve better fracture reduction and surgical results and improve the long-term recovery of the patients' neurological function and quality of life.

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AdolescentAdultDecompression, SurgicalFemaleFracture Fixation, InternalFractures, CompressionHumansLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedNervous System DiseasesOrthopedic ProceduresQuality of LifeRecovery of FunctionRetrospective StudiesSpinal FracturesCT-assistedERASLimited decompressionPrecision medicineThoracolumbar fractures

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PMID33853618
PMCPMC8048249

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