Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (17): 2716-2721.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.17.016

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Percutaneous pedicel screw fixation combined with vertebroplasty for thoracolumbar compression fractures

Wang Qun1, Sui Fu-ge1, Wang Li-jing2, Li Heng1, Guo Ming-feng1, Wang Qiang1, Wang Dong-jun1, Tian Guo-feng1   

  1. 1Longnan Hospital of Daqing City (Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University), Daqing 163453, Heilongjiang Province, China
    2Cerebrovascular Disease Hospital of Daqing Oilfield General Hospital Group, Daqing 163000, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • Revised:2014-02-28 Online:2014-04-23 Published:2014-04-23
  • About author:Wang Qun, Associate chief physician, Longnan Hospital of Daqing City (Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University), Daqing 163453, Heilongjiang Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Open reduction and internal fixation has been used widely in treatment of thoracolumbar fracture. This method needs to peel off muscle and soft tissues to expose bony marker and bone graft bed, so it induces bleeding and great injury. Minimally invasive technology has been aroused wide concern in spinal fracture.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility and efficacy of percutaneous pedicel screw fixation (Sextant) combined with vertebroplasty in treatment of thoracolumbar compression fractures.
METHODS: A total of 32 patients with thoracolumbar compression fractures were selected from Department of Orthopedics of Longnan Hospital of Daqing City of Heilongjiang Province in China between September 2007 and May 2012. All the cases had no neurological symptoms below the injured plane. Decompression laminectomy was not required. They were equally divided into two groups. 16 patients of the Sextant group were treated by Sextant combined with vertebroplasty, 16 patients from the traditional open group were subjected to open surgery with classical pedicle screw fixation. The clinical and radiographic data were analyzed in both groups.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: All cases were followed up for 12 to 38 months. After treatment, the height of fractured level and the kyphosis angle were restored. Compared with the traditional open group, less trauma, short operation time, less blood loss, short hospital stay and fast recovery were observed in the Sextant group. Results indicated that the technique of percutaneous pedicel screw fixation (Sextant) combined with vertebroplasty in treatment of thoracolumbar compression fractures is simple to operate, safe, reliable, has less trauma, less blood loss, light pain, fast recovery and short hospital stay.


中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:人工关节;骨植入物;脊柱骨折;内固定;数字化骨科;组织工程


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Key words: spinal fractures, fractures, compression, internal fixators, vertebroplasty

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