INTERNAL FIXATION OF UNSTABLE THORACOLUMBAR FRACTURES WITH St. GEORGE SPINAL PLATES
Journal Title: Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery - Year 1990, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Spinal plating with pedicle screw plates is one of the most stable methods of fixation of spinal column fractures. During the period between May 1988 and Feb 1990, twelve patients with thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbar injuries have been treated with St.George spinal plates. The preoperative and postoperative neurologic findings of these patients have been documented in terms of their functional capacity. In addition to routine preoperative and postoperative plain x-rays, myelographies and CT scannings, we performed sagittal CT scannings postoperalively. We suggest that although spinal plating with pedicle screw plates is a very effective method of spinal stabilization, prebend (and axially rotated) plates are anatomically more filling than St.George plates.
Authors and Affiliations
A. M. Alpaslan, G. Leblebicioğlu, M. Eryılmaz
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