International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9096
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2329-9096
+44 1300 500008
Sun Tian-Sheng
Beijing Army General Hospital,
Beijing, 100700
China
Research Article
Modified Decancellation Posterior Closing-Wedge Osteotomy for Correction of Traumatic Thoracolumbar Kyphotic Deformity: A Cadaveric and Preliminary Clinical Study
Author(s): Zhang Jian-zheng, Liu Zhi, Han Li, Ren Ji-Xin and Sun Tian-ShengZhang Jian-zheng, Liu Zhi, Han Li, Ren Ji-Xin and Sun Tian-Sheng
Study design: Cadaveric and clinical studies. Objectives: To investigate the safety and efficiency of modified decancellation posterior closing-wedge osteotomy for traumatic fixed kyphotic deformity of thoracolumbar spine. Methods: Single-level vertebral osteotomy was performed on two groups of fresh-frozen human cadaveric lumbar spines. Group I underwent conventional decancellation posterior closing-wedge osteotomy, and Group II underwent our modified cancellation posterior closing-wedge osteotomy. Sagittal plane angulation as well as anterior height and distance between the most cephalad and caudal endplate were measured before and after osteotomy. Twenty six cases of old thoracolumbar fractures with spinal cord injury were recruited in this study. The mean age was 35.6 years. The mean time from injury to operation was 25 months ranging from 3 months to 11 years. Pr.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-9096.1000227