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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2022

Posterior pedicle screw fixation combined with transpedicular bone grafting for treatment of single-level thoracolumbar fractures with the aid of a vertebroplasty tool.

Yuetao Wen, Hui Zhou, Youxin Liao, Ya He, Fei Wang, Jingang Li

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Yuetao WenDepartment of Neurosurgery, 584206Jiangjin Central Hospital of Chongqing, Jiangjin Central Hospital of Chongqing, Number 725, Jiangzhou Avenue, Jiangjin District, Chongqing 402260, China.
Hui ZhouDepartment of Neurosurgery, 584206Jiangjin Central Hospital of Chongqing, Jiangjin Central Hospital of Chongqing, Number 725, Jiangzhou Avenue, Jiangjin District, Chongqing 402260, China.
Youxin LiaoDepartment of Medical Administration, 584206Jiangjin Central Hospital of Chongqing, Jiangjin Central Hospital of Chongqing, Number 725, Jiangzhou Avenue, Jiangjin District, Chongqing 402260, China.
Ya HeDepartment of Physical Examination Center, 584206Jiangjin Central Hospital of Chongqing, Jiangjin Central Hospital of Chongqing, Number 725, Jiangzhou Avenue, Jiangjin District, Chongqing 402260, China.
Fei WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, 584206Jiangjin Central Hospital of Chongqing, Jiangjin Central Hospital of Chongqing, Number 725, Jiangzhou Avenue, Jiangjin District, Chongqing 402260, China.
Jingang LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, 584206Jiangjin Central Hospital of Chongqing, Jiangjin Central Hospital of Chongqing, Number 725, Jiangzhou Avenue, Jiangjin District, Chongqing 402260, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5092-8534
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study was performed to assess the efficacy of a novel tool to assist transpedicular bone grafting in short-segment pedicle screw fixation combined with pedicle fixation at the level of the fractured vertebra (six-screw fixation).

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed 80 patients (40 in the control group and 40 in the tool-aided group) with single-level thoracolumbar fractures. Patients in the control group underwent traditional six-screw fixation combined with transpedicular bone grafting. In the tool-aided group, we introduced a novel vertebroplasty tool to assist transpedicular bone grafting. Basic information and related indicators were recorded.

resultsThere were no significant differences in the patients' baseline characteristics or surgical outcomes between the control group and tool-aided group. Both traditional surgery and tool-aided surgery restored the height of the fractured vertebrae and decreased the Cobb angle, visual analog scale score, and Oswestry Disability Index. However, tool-aided surgery more effectively restored the height of the fractured vertebrae and reduced the visual analog scale score and Oswestry Disability Index than did traditional surgery.

conclusionVertebroplasty tool-aided surgery facilitated more precise and successful grafting of bone into damaged vertebrae than did traditional surgery and therefore might be recommended for treating single-level thoracolumbar fractures.

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Pedicle ScrewsSpinal FracturesVertebroplastyBone TransplantationFracture Fixation, InternalHumansLumbar VertebraeRetrospective StudiesThoracic VertebraeTreatment OutcomeOswestry Disability IndexPosterior pedicle screw fixationsingle-level fracturethoracolumbar fracturetranspedicular bone graftingvertebroplasty tool

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PMID35216537
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