From “cage to independence”: good outcomes of an unstable (burst) lumbar fracture, surgically managed with an expandable titanium vertebral cage implant, with posterior transpedicular instrumentation, and rehabilitation program – case presentation

From “cage to independence”: good outcomes of an unstable (burst) lumbar fracture, surgically managed with an expandable titanium vertebral cage implant, with posterior transpedicular instrumentation, and rehabilitation program – case presentation

Introduction: The thoracolumbar junction (T11-L2) is biomechanically prone to spinal cord injuries (SCI), as it marks the transition from the rigid thoracic segment to the flexible lumbar spine. The damage of the spinal cord is due to a high-energy trauma (mainly motor vehicle accidents, falls fro...

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Main Authors: ANGHELESCU Aurelian, CÎMPEANU Cristina, BĂJENARU Alina Oana, FRECEA Ionut Octavian, CHECIU Gheorghe, ONOSE Gelu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Romanian Association of Balneology, Editura Balneara 2018-12-01
Series:Balneo Research Journal
Subjects:
: lumbar burst fractures
paraplegia
vertebrectomy reconstruction
titanium expandable cage
rehabilitation
outcomes
Online Access:http://bioclima.ro/Balneo213.pdf

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http://bioclima.ro/Balneo213.pdf

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