ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences
Effect of percutaneous minimally invasive pedicle screw internal fixation in the treatment of thoracolumbar vertebral fractures and its impact on quality of life.
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- Surgical outcomes of percutaneous pedicle screw fixation for unstable traumatic thoracolumbar fractures: a meta-analysis focused on randomized controlled trials from the past 15 years.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Pooled it
- Abnormal metal ion levels following spinal instrumentation surgery.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty combined with minimally invasive pedicle screw fixation versus percutaneous vertebroplasty alone in the treatment of elderly osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.The Libyan journal of medicine · 2026Trial
- Efficacy of paraspinal muscle-sparing approach in the treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures with neurological deficits.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Comparison of short- and long-term efficacy between percutaneous and open pedicle screw fixation for thoracolumbar vertebral fracture.American journal of translational research · 2026Article
- Robot-Assisted, Conventional Fluoroscopy (C-Arm), O-Arm Navigation, and Freehand Pedicle Screw Fixation in Thoracolumbar Spine Fracture Surgery: A Network Meta-Analysis.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Review
- Effects of minimally invasive surgery combined with specialized pain management nursing care on postoperativepain improvement and life quality after spinal injury.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Comparative Outcomes of Percutaneous and Conventional Open Pedicle Screw Fixation for Single-level Thoracolumbar Spine Injury: Randomised Controlled Trial.Malaysian orthopaedic journal · 2024Article
- Percutaneous Pedicle Screw for Thoracolumbar Fractures: A Long-term Follow-up.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2024Article
- Study on the clinical effect of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy combined with annulus fibrosus repair in the treatment of single-segment lumbar disc herniation in young and middle-aged patients.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate and analyze the effect of percutaneous minimally invasive pedicle screw internal fixation in the treatment of thoracolumbar vertebral fractures and its impact on quality of life.
methodsFifty patients with thoracolumbar vertebral fracture admitted to our hospital from January 2015 to December 2018 were selected and divided into two groups according to different treatment regimens. The observation group was treated with minimally invasive percutaneous pedicle screw internal fixation, while the control group was treated with traditional posterior approach open pedicle screw internal fixation. The surgery time, incision length, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative drainage, hospitalization time, ambulation time, fracture healing time and postoperative VAS scores were compared between the two groups. In addition, the cobb angle, the sagittal plane index, and the anterior vertebral height were compared between the two groups before and after surgery, as were the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) at 1d, 3 months, and 6 months postoperatively.
resultsThe surgery time, incision length, postoperative pain level, postoperative drainage and intraoperative blood loss of the observation group were less than those of the control group (P<0.05). The postoperative Cobb angle of the two groups decreased, the sagittal plane index as well as the anterior vertebral height increased (P<0.05). The Oswestry index of the observation group was better than that of the control group at one day and three months postoperatively, with a statistical significance between the two groups (P<0.05). The complication rate of the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05).
conclusionPercutaneous minimally invasive pedicle screw internal fixation is safer than the traditional open pedicle screw internal fixation, and it is more worthy of clinical promotion.
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