Journal of spinal disorders & techniques
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Oct 2009
Comparative StudyMotion-preserving surgery can prevent early breakdown of adjacent segments: Comparison of posterior dynamic stabilization with spinal fusion.
A retrospective study. ⋯ Prevalence of adjacent-segment disease and reoperation rate seemed to be lower in ligamentoplasty than fusion surgeries, but the difference was not significant. Ligamentoplasty circumvented adjacent-segment disease for longer period than fusion surgeries. Although the rates of additional surgeries in PLIF and PLF were comparable, PLIF developed adjacent-level instability and required fusion surgery more frequently than PLF.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Oct 2009
Comparative StudyCadaveric evaluation of minimally invasive posterolateral thoracic corpectomy: a comparison of 3 approaches.
A cadaver study comparing 3 different minimally invasive approaches to the anterior thoracic spine. ⋯ Minimally invasive thoracic corpectomy is feasible and a 6 cm approach off of midline appears optimal.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Oct 2009
Fracture-related thoracic kyphotic deformity correction by single-stage posterolateral vertebrectomy with circumferential reconstruction and stabilization: Outcomes in 30 cases.
This paper is a retrospective chart review. ⋯ Thoracic kyphotic correction is possible through a prone single-stage simultaneous anterior vertebrectomy and posterior reconstruction. Sufficient anterior and posterior correction of instability and fracture using the SUMC technique is possible with similar results to the traditional 2-stage approach.