title: Surgical treatment of traumatic spinal injuries with cord damage. Clinical review of 12 years of experience with the Roy-Camille technique.
abstract: The authors critically review 135 cases of traumatic injuries of the spine with cord damage (75 cervical, 60 thoracolumbar) treated by posterior osteosynthesis using the Roy-Camille technique at the authors' institution from 1978 to 1989. The follow-up ranged from 6 months to 12 years. In addition to fracture and/or dislocation, most patients had severe spinal cord injury resulting in either complete or incomplete paraplegia or quadriplegia. The authors describe the surgical indications, the advantages, and the long-term results of this technique.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berlanda
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bassi
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery