STUDY DESIGN Calf spine model study. PURPOSE To describe a technique of creating thoracolumbar burst fractures in calf spine model by low weight drop weight. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Burst fractures are one of the commonest types of thoracolumbar fractures and their treatment is controversial. Biomechanical studies aid in the decision of treatment of these fractures. A simple method of creati...

At the Specialty Clinics of Georgia we have been evaluating the comparative efficacy of the Gray Ramus Communicans Nerve Block for the treatment of painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture. The relative frequency of Thoracic and Lumbar fractures being equal, we began to ask the question why was the utilization of the Gray Ramus Communicans Nerve Block more frequent for a lumbar verte...

In the United States, there are 1.5 million fractures attributed to osteoporosis every year. Among them are 700,000 vertebral fractures.1 Vertebral compression fractures have a greater than 15% reduction in vertebral body height and are most often observed in the thoracolumbar transition zone.2 Patients typically present with back pain and get diagnosed with a vertebral fracture following X-ray...

INTRODUCTION This study aims to evaluate the efficiency of short-segment instrumentation in treating thoracolumbar fractures in our institute. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-two patients underwent posterior short-segment instrumentation for thoracolumbar fractures in our institute from 2007 to 2010 were included in this retrospective study. Radiological evaluations were carried out by measuring...

Background: Thoracolumbar burst fracture is one of the most common spinal traumas. It was still indeterminate whether short-segment (SS) fixation was more effective and preferable than long-segment (LS) fixation. We therefore conducted this meta-analysis to assess the comparative safety and efficacy of SS and LS fixation for the treatment of thoracolumbar burst fracture. Methods: A literature s...

AIM To compare the anterior and posterior surgical approach in the emergency treatment of unstable burst thoracolumbar fracture. METHODS Twenty-five patients with unstable thoracolumbar fracture underwent either anterior neurodecompression and fixation (n=13) or posterior reposition and semirigid fixation by hook-rod with pedicle screw fixation (n=12), depending on the type of implants availa...