ADJACENT LEVEL DEGENERATION AND POST-TRAUMATIC DEFORMITY AFTER THORACOLUMBAR FRACTURES

ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate thoracolumbar fractures and the complications such as adjacent disc degeneration (ADD) and post-traumatic deformity. Methods: We evaluated 32 patients divided into two equal groups, 16 in the case group (removal of the synthesis material) and 16 in the control grou...

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Main Authors: ANDRÉ LUÍS SEBBEN, XAVIER SOLER I GRAELLS, MARCEL LUIZ BENATO, PEDRO GREIN DEL SANTORO, ÁLYNSON LAROCCA KULCHESKI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC)
Series:Coluna/Columna
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512017000300220&lng=en&tlng=en