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ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2022

Surgical fixation of pathologic and traumatic spinal fractures using single position surgery technique in lateral decubitus position.

Alexandra E Thomson, J Alex Thomas, Ivan Ye, Joshua Olexa, Vincent Miseo, Kendall Buraimoh, Daniel L Cavanaugh, Eugene Y Koh, Steven C Ludwig

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Alexandra E ThomsonDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, 110 S. Paca Street, 6th Floor, Ste. 300, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
J Alex ThomasAtlantic Neurosurgical and Spine Specialists, Wilmington, NC, USA.
Ivan YeDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, 110 S. Paca Street, 6th Floor, Ste. 300, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Joshua OlexaDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Vincent MiseoDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, 110 S. Paca Street, 6th Floor, Ste. 300, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Kendall BuraimohDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, 110 S. Paca Street, 6th Floor, Ste. 300, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Daniel L CavanaughDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, 110 S. Paca Street, 6th Floor, Ste. 300, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Eugene Y KohDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, 110 S. Paca Street, 6th Floor, Ste. 300, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Steven C LudwigDivision of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, 110 S. Paca Street, 6th Floor, Ste. 300, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. sludwig@som.umaryland.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-3962-5724
University of Maryland, Baltimore · US

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designRetrospective Case Series.

objectivesThis study aims to determine complications, readmission, and revision surgery rates in patients undergoing single position surgery (SPS) for surgical treatment of traumatic and pathologic thoracolumbar fractures.

methodsA multi-center review of patients who underwent SPS in the lateral decubitus position (LSPS) for surgical management of traumatic or pathologic thoracolumbar fractures between January 2016 and May 2020 was conducted. Operative time, estimated blood loss (EBL), intraoperative complications, postoperative complications, readmissions, and revision surgeries were collected.

resultsA total of 12 patients with a mean age of 45 years (66.67% male) were included. The majority of patients underwent operative treatment for acute thoracolumbar trauma (66.67%) with a mean injury severity score (ISS) of 16.71. Mean operative time was 175.5 min, mean EBL of 816.67 cc. Five patients experienced a complication, two of which required revision surgery for additional decompression during the initial admission. All ambulatory patients were mobilized on postoperative day 1. The mean hospital length of stay (LOS) was 9.67 days.

conclusionThe results of this case series supports LSPS as a feasible alternative to the traditional combined anterior-posterior approach for surgical treatment of pathologic and thoracolumbar fractures. These results are similar to reductions in operative time, EBL, and LOS seen in the elective spine literature with LSPS. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.

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Spinal FracturesDecompression, SurgicalFemaleFracture Fixation, InternalHumansLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesThoracic VertebraeTreatment OutcomeCombined anterior–posterior fixationSingle position surgery in lateral decubitus position (LSPS)Single position surgery (SPS)Thoracolumbar traumaUnstable burst fracture

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