Dorsal instrumentation with and without vertebral body replacement in patients with thoracolumbar osteoporotic fractures shows comparable outcome measures.

Publication

Dorsal instrumentation with and without vertebral body replacement in patients with thoracolumbar osteoporotic fractures shows comparable outcome measures.

Journal Paper/Review - Nov 5, 2021

Schwendner Maximilian, Motov Stefan, Ryang Yu-Mi, Meyer Bernhard, Krieg Sandro M

Citation

Schwendner M, Motov S, Ryang Y, Meyer B, Krieg S. Dorsal instrumentation with and without vertebral body replacement in patients with thoracolumbar osteoporotic fractures shows comparable outcome measures. Eur Spine J 2021; 31:1138-1146.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

Eur Spine J 2021; 31

Publication Date

Nov 5, 2021

Issn Electronic

1432-0932

Pages

1138-1146

Brief description/objective

In the surgical treatment of osteoporotic spine fractures, there is no clear recommendation, which treatment is best for the individual patient with vertebra plana and/or neurological deficit requiring instrumentation. The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical and radiological outcomes after dorsal or 360° instrumentation of osteoporotic fractures of the thoracolumbar spine in a cohort of patients representing clinical reality.