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[Treatment of late thoracolumbar fracture by transpedicular decompression using "PUMC trephine" 26 cases report]
Objective:
To introduce a new operation to treat late thoracolumbar fracture cases with neurological deficit or with kyphosis.
Methods:
26 cases were treated with "PUMC trephine" (designed by professor Ye Qibin).
Results:
The kyphosis was (29.7 +/- 14.5) degrees Cobb's angle in pre-operation and (10 +/- 11.8) degrees in post-operation (P < 0.01). The angle of correction was (19.7 +/- +9.9) degrees. The height of the anterior edge of traumatic-vertebra was (16.3 +/- 5.7) mm in pre-operation and (22.2 +/- 6.3) mm in post-operation. The corrected height was (6.5 +/- 3.2) mm. The neurological deficit also got a better recovery in 17 of 19 cases, 12 of 15 cases obtained complete cure of incontinence. 11 of 15 case had sexual function recovery after following up 1-9 years (average 5.2 years) cases.
Conclusions:
Using "PUMC trephine" procedure was a new, simple, safety and less-traumatic technique for treatment of late thoracolumbar fracture through posterior approach.
