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dc.contributor.authorAebli, Nikolaus
dc.contributor.authorTimm, Kaiser
dc.contributor.authorPatrick, Moulin
dc.contributor.authorKrebs, Joerg
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-12T02:29:31Z
dc.date.available2018-01-12T02:29:31Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.issn1745-3674
dc.identifier.doi10.3109/17453674.2013.871137
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/67279
dc.description.abstractBackground and purpose - There are very few data concerning the outcome after short-segment posterior stabilization and anterior spondylodesis with rib grafts in patients suffering from unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures. We have therefore investigated the clinical and radiographic outcome after posterior bisegmental instrumentation and monosegmental anterior spondylodesis using an autologous rib graft for unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures. Patients and methods - This was a retrospective analysis of 32 consecutive patients at a single center. The monosegmental Cobb angle was measured preoperatively, postoperatively, then 6 and 12 months postoperatively, and also after implant removal. Anterior vertebral fusion was graded on conventional radiographs according to the criteria proposed by Molinari. Results - Segmental kyphosis at the fracture site was corrected from a median of -20ࠨ95% CI: -21.2 to -18.8) to -1.0ࠨ95% CI: -2.7 to 0.7) postoperatively. 1 year after surgery, the segmental angle had decreased by a median of 2.0ࠨ95% CI: 0.2 to 2.8). The spondylodesis fused in all patients, which was evident from incorporation and remodeling of the rib grafts. The median correction loss after implant removal was 0.0ࠨ95% CI: -0.5 to 0.5). 26 of the 32 patients reported having no back complaints at the last follow-up (2 years postoperatively). 1 patient suffered from intercostal neuralgia, and 5 patients reported mild to moderate back pain. Interpretation - Short-segment posterior instrumentation and anterior spondylodesis using an autologous rib graft resulted in sufficient correction of posttraumatic segmental kyphosis. There was no clinically relevant correction loss, and the majority of patients had no back complaints at the 2-year follow-up.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInforma Healthcare
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom84
dc.relation.ispartofpageto90
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalActa Orthopaedica
dc.relation.ispartofvolume85
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4003
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.titleShort-segment posterior instrumentation combined with anterior spondylodesis using an autologous rib graft in thoracolumbar burst fractures
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dcterms.licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0
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gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Medicine
gro.rights.copyright© 2014 This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the source is credited.
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gro.griffith.authorAebli, Nikolaus


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