TREATMENT OF THORACAL AND LUMBAR VERTEBRAE FRACTURES BY ALICI SPINAL SYSTEM
Journal Title: Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery - Year 1998, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
16 Patients, with thoracal or lumbar spinal trauma, were operated on at Hospital of Yüzüncü Yıl University Medical School (Van) between Jan 1995 and Feb 1996. AH of the patients were male and their mean age was 38.25 (14-75) years. 19 operations were performed to these 16 patients. Levels of the 21 fractured vertebrae varied between 5th thoracal and 4th lumbar. The average follow-up period was 9(3-16) months. These fractures/dislocations of spinal column were classified as burst fracture (in 12 levels), fracture-dislocation (in 2 segments), compression fracture (in 8 levels) and avulsion of anterior vertebral body (in 1 level). Ali of the fractures were treated via posterior approach by using "Posterior Instrument of Alıcı Spinal System" and performing of posterior spinal fusion. Because of late instability, only one patient operated on anteriorly first and then posteriorly. The instrument was removed in one patient due to deep infection at the 6th week after operation. One of the patient died due to MI at the 3rd week postoperatively. Between Jan 1995 and Feb 1996, sixteen patients were operated on and applied "ALICI POSTERİOR İNSTRUMENT", for treating of unstable thoracal and lumbar vertebrae fractures at the Hospital of Yüzüncü Yıl University, which has begun to serve since Sept. 1994.
Authors and Affiliations
Fuat AKPINAR, Nihat TOSUN, Ali DOĞAN, Cihangir İSLAM
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