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ArticleSurgical neurology international2024

Use of a novel lag screw by technique approach for repair of a severe lumbar fracture associated with ankylosing spondylitis: A technical case report.

Nicholas Scott Hernandez, Jose Miguel Soto, David Garrett

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Nicholas Scott HernandezDepartment of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Temple, Texas, United States.
Jose Miguel SotoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Baylor Scott and White Health, Temple, Texas, United States.
David GarrettDepartment of Neurosurgery, Baylor Scott and White Health, Temple, Texas, United States.

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Abstract

Background: The lag screw is a common technique and device used in orthopedic surgery for compressing simple fractures. Here, a lag screw was used to treat a traumatic L5-S1 fracture in a 53-year-old patient with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) resulting in 15 mm of anterior subluxation. Case Description: A 53-year-old patient with AS resulting in 15 mm of anterior subluxation was successfully managed with a lag screw instrumented fusion. Conclusion: A lag screw successfully stabilized a traumatic L5-S1 lumbar spinal fracture in a patient with AS.

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Ankylosing spondylitisDistracted fractureLag screwLumbar spine fracture

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PMID39640331
PMCPMC11618772

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