THORACOLUMBAR BURST FRACTURES, SHORT X LONG FIXATION: A META-ANALYSIS

ABSTRACT The number of fixed segments in the surgical treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures remains controversial. This study aims to compare the results of short and long fixation in thoracolumbar burst fractures through a meta-analysis of studies published recently. MEDLINE and Cochrane datab...

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Main Authors: Carlos Alberto Assunção Filho, Filipe Cedro Simões, Gabriel Oliveira Prado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC) 2016-03-01
Series:Coluna/Columna
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512016000100078&lng=en&tlng=en