Utilizing a Cortical Bone Trajectory Pedicle Screw for Lumbar Flexion-Distraction Injury

Spinal flexion-distraction injuries (FDIs) are unstable fractures, commonly located at the thoracolumbar junction. Management of FDIs often necessitates the use of posterior instrumentation and fusion, but long-segment instrumentation surgery decreases postoperative spinal mobility and increases the...

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Main Authors: Naohisa Miyakoshi, Shigeto Maekawa, Masakazu Urayama, Yoichi Shimada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8185051