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- Title
How safe is minimally invasive pedicle screw placement for treatment of thoracolumbar spine fractures?
- Authors
Heintel, Timo; Dannigkeit, Stefan; Fenwick, Annabel; Jordan, Martin; Jansen, Hendrik; Gilbert, Fabian; Meffert, Rainer; Heintel, Timo Michael; Jordan, Martin Cornelius
- Abstract
<bold>Study Design: </bold>Prospective analysis of patients who underwent minimally invasive posterior instrumentation.<bold>Objective: </bold>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety of minimally invasive pedicle screw placement in patients with unstable thoracic and lumbar spine fractures using the conventional fluoroscopy technique. Although wound infection, haematoma, and new neurological deficit due to screw malplacement remain a common source of morbidity, estimates of their rates of occurrence remain relatively limited.<bold>Methods: </bold>2052 percutaneous pedicle screws in 433 consecutive patients were evaluated. The accuracy of pedicle screw placement was based on evaluation of axial 3-mm slice computed tomography scans. Morbidity and mortality data were collected prospectively.<bold>Results: </bold>A total of 2029 of 2052 screws (99%) had a good or excellent position. 5 screws (0.2%) showed a higher grade violation of the medial pedicle wall. Seven patients (1.8%) needed revision due to screw malposition (3 pat.), surgical site infection, postoperative haematoma, implant failure (2 pat.), and technical difficulties.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Minimally invasive transpedicular instrumentation is an accurate, reliable, and safe procedure to treat thoracic and lumbar spine fractures.
- Subjects
PEDICLE flaps (Surgery); SPINAL injuries; COMPRESSION fractures; FLUOROSCOPY; LUMBAR vertebrae; THORACIC vertebrae injuries; LUMBAR vertebrae surgery; THORACIC vertebrae; BONE screws; MINIMALLY invasive procedures; BONE fractures; LONGITUDINAL method; SPINAL fusion; SURGERY; WOUNDS &; injuries
- Publication
European Spine Journal, 2017, Vol 26, Issue 5, p1515
- ISSN
0940-6719
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00586-016-4908-3