The Comparison of the Results Between AO Internal Fixator(Long lever-arm)and Screw-Rod system(Short lever-arm) Through Posterior Approach in Unstable Thoracolumbar Fractures (불안정성 흉요추부 골절의 후방 정복 및 유합에 있어 AO 내고정 장치와 나사못-금속봉 연결형 기기의 비교)

김영태; kim moon chan (김문찬); 강석중; 김창완; Kim Seong Yoon (김성윤); 손동욱; 이춘성; 이동호

The Comparison of the Results Between AO Internal Fixator(Long lever-arm)and Screw-Rod system(Short lever-arm) Through Posterior Approach in Unstable Thoracolumbar Fractures

Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
Abbr : J Kor Spine Sur
2008, 15(1), pp.23-30
Publisher : Korean Society Of Spine Surgery
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Orthopedic Surgery

김영태 ¹, kim moon chan ¹, 강석중 ², 김창완 ², Kim Seong Yoon ¹, 손동욱 ¹, 이춘성 ¹, 이동호 ¹

¹울산대학교
²인제대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

Study design: Prospective study. Objectives: To analyze the outcome of posterior reduction and fixation with the AO internal fixator and with the screw-rod system in unstable thoracolumbar fractures and to investigate differences in effectiveness between the two methods. Summary of literature review: In unstable thoracolumbar fractures, fixation with the AO internal fixator is an effective method for posterior reduction. However, the results of correction are quite variable. Materials and methods: We analyzed 51 patients with unstable thoracolumbar fractures who underwent correction through posterior approach between 1997 and 2003. We divided the patients into two groups: Patients in Group A (25 cases) were treated with the AO internal fixator, and patients in Group B (26 cases) were treated with the screw-rod system. We added transpedicular bone grafts for 17 patients in Group A. We evaluated correction of deformity (anterior and posterior height of vertebral body, sagittal index, disc height), loss of correction, spinal canal clearance, and neurological recovery. Results: Comparing correction of deformity, we saw better results in Group A than in Group B in regards to sagittal index and anterior height of vertebral body. However, we saw a higher degree of correction loss in the anterior height of the vertebral body in Group A. We grafted autogenous bone into the fracture site by transpedicular approach for 17 patients in Group A. We saw less correction loss in the anterior vertebral body height and sagittal index. In regard to spinal canal clearance, we saw better results in Group A (18%) than in Group B (10%). As for neurological recovery, we could not find any statistically significant difference between the two groups. Conclusions: Through an operative procedure, we could achieve better results in restoration of anterior vertebral height and canal clearance with the AO internal fixator system. Further study is necessary to keep the reduced state of vertebral height.

KEYWORDS

Thoracolumbar fractures, AO internal fixator, Screw-rod system, Transpedicular bone graft

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