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Surgical management of thoracolumbar fracture-dislocation (clinical case)

Year: 2020, volume 16 Issue: №2 Pages: 488-494
Heading: Traumatology and Orthopedics Article type: Case report
Authors: Likhachev S.V., Zaretskov V.V., Ivanov D.V., Shulga A.E., Arsenievich V.B., Stepukhovich S.V., Mizyurov S.A.
Organization: Saratov National Research University n.a. N. G. Chernyshevsky, Saratov State Medical University
Summary:

The article presents a clinical case history of successful two-stage surgical reconstruction of a rare injury — a simple thoracolumbar fracture-dislocation (Type С AOSpine classification). The optimal arrangement of the stabilizing system at the stage of surgical intervention planning was designed using computer biomechanical simulation. The functional outcome was optimal ensuring complete reconstruction of the lost anatomy with no complication in post-operative period observed.

Keywords: computer biomechanical simulation, spine fracture-dislocation, spondylodesis, thoracolumbar spine

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