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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2025

Arthroscopic-assisted uniportal spinal surgery for treatment of lumbar burst fractures complicated with neurological symptoms: a case report.

Hai-Wei Chen, Zhi-Qiang Wang, Peng-Ju Jing, Dong-Hong Ma, Wen-Bo Wang, En Song, Pei-Wu Li, Peng Cheng

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  1. Comparative analysis of the clinical efficacy between AUSS-TLIF combined with tianJi ROBOT-assisted PPSF and conventional TLIF in the treatment of Single-Stage lumbar spondylolisthesis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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Hai-Wei ChenDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China.
Zhi-Qiang WangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China.
Peng-Ju JingDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China.
Dong-Hong MaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China.
Wen-Bo WangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China.
En SongThe First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University Sports Medicine Department, Kunming, China.
Pei-Wu LiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China.
Peng ChengDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China.ORCID 0009-0009-8665-9263

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lumbar burst fractures account for 21% to 58% of all thoracolumbar fractures. L5 lumbar burst fractures are rare, comprising 1.2% of spinal burst fractures. This report discusses the optimal treatment for an adolescent with an L5 lumbar burst fracture and neurological symptoms caused by a high-fall injury, which involved surgical decompression and spinal fixation. Complete decompression and fixation of the L5 lumbar burst fracture, complicated by neurological symptoms, were achieved using arthroscopic-assisted uniportal spinal surgery (AUSS) combined with percutaneous pedicle screw fixation (PPSF). The AUSS approach, used alongside PPSF, significantly improved the vertebral canal occupation rate, increased the anterior edge height ratio of the damaged vertebra, and alleviated the lower back pain and nerve root symptoms postoperatively. AUSS combined with PPSF is a minimally invasive technique for treating lumbar burst fractures, effectively relieving compression of the vertebral canal and nerves caused by fracture fragments.

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ArthroscopyFracture Fixation, InternalLumbar VertebraeSpinal FracturesAdolescentDecompression, SurgicalHumansPedicle ScrewsTreatment OutcomeArthroscopic-assisted uniportal spinal surgerycase reportlumbar burst fractureneurological symptompercutaneous pedicle screw fixationsurgical treatment

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