title: [The need for spongiosa grafting in thoracolumbar vertebral body fractures].
abstract: Report on examination of 31 patients with fractures of spine in thoracolumbar region. All patients were treated by external fixation without accomplishing a plastic of spongiosa. The permanent SI-Index after operation is coming to 0.85. The outcome by use of external fixation is attesting our opinion, that with this method a plastic of spongiosa isn't necessary.
authors.affiliation: Neurotraumatologischen Klinik, Städtischen Krankenhauses im Friedrichshain, Berlin.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Klötzer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Knopf
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Meier
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*
vernacular_title: Zur Notwendigkeit der Spongiosaplastik bei thorakolumbalen Wirbelkörperbrüchen.