Anterior decompression of late thoracolumbar fracture dislocation with paraplegia.
- Author:
Dayong WANG
1
;
Meiying WU
;
Xuquan WANG
;
Tongwei CHU
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Southwestern Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038 China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
1999;2(2):127-128
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The operative methods for treatment of thoracolumbar fracture-dislocations have been improved in recent years. Anterior or anterior-lateral decompression for thoracolumbar fracture-dislocations with spinal cord injury is considered as a practical and successful method by many researchers. Since 1994 using trans-pedicular partial vertebrectomy, we have treated 43 cases of late thoracolumbar fracture-dislocations with paraplegia successfully.
