Percutaneous Interbody Osteosynthesis in the Treatment of Thoracolumbar Traumatic or Tumoural Lesions. A Review of 51 Cases

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Journal Acta Neurochir (Wien)

Specialty Neurosurgery

Date 1990 Jan 1

PMID 2407052

Citations 1

Authors

G Lozes

A Fawaz

P Mescola

T Marnay

M HERLANT

P Devos

A Cama

G O Sertl

M Brambillas Bas

X Leclercq

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Abstract

The authors describe a technique of percutaneous interbody osteosynthesis applicable to the dorsal and lumbar spine. 51 patients were so treated for different aetiologies: traumatic conditions (35 cases) and tumoural lesions (16 cases). The material used consisted of special instruments that are positioned in double obliquity by a percutaneous posterolateral approach. A posterior approach limited to the pathological focus was used jointly whenever a graft or a decompression was necessary (19 cases). Several types of anaesthesia were used (local, local-regional, general, neuroleptanalgesia). The patients benefited by the advantages that usually accompany percutaneous techniques. The advantages and limitations of the method are discussed.

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