title: Vertebral body impactor for posterior lateral decompression of thoracic and lumbar fractures. Technical note.
abstract: A hand-held impactor is described that allows secure impaction of retropulsed vertebral body bone fragments in burst fractures of the thoracic or lumbar spine.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurological Surgery, University of Missouri-Columbia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oro
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Watts
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gaines
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*