Abstract
Thoracolumbar injury is one of the most common spine injuries. The injury manifesting as neurologic deficit usually requires surgery because of the underlying spinal instability and/or neural compression. The objectives of surgical treatment are to restore the biomechanical stability of the spine and/or to achieve neural decompression.
Highlights
Thoracolumbar injury is one of the common spine injuries
Treatment of thoracolumbar injury depends on several clinical factors including age of the patient, mechanism of injury, degree of spinal canal compromised by bony fragments, degree of integrity of the posterior spinal elements, and presence of neurologic deficit [3,4,5]
Patients with thoracolumbar injury manifesting as neurologic deficit generally require surgical treatment, Citation: Alyafei A, Al Sulaiti G, Shaikh N, Belkhair S, Quateen A, et al (2021) Pedicle Screws Fixation of Thoraco-Lumbar Fractures Experience in Qatar
Summary
Thoracolumbar injury is one of the common spine injuries. Treatment of thoracolumbar injury depends on several clinical factors including age of the patient, mechanism of injury, degree of spinal canal compromised by bony fragments, degree of integrity of the posterior spinal elements, and presence of neurologic deficit [3,4,5]. Patients with thoracolumbar injury manifesting as neurologic deficit generally require surgical treatment, Citation: Alyafei A, Al Sulaiti G, Shaikh N, Belkhair S, Quateen A, et al (2021) Pedicle Screws Fixation of Thoraco-Lumbar Fractures Experience in Qatar. The Objectives of surgical treatment are to restore the biomechanical stability of the spine and/or to achieve neural decompression. Several surgical approaches are available for this type of injury, including the anterior, Antero-lateral approach, posterior approach, and combination of both [5,6,7]
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