Vertebral body impactor for posterior lateral decompression of thoracic and lumbar fractures. Technical note.
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.
Oro
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Division of Neurological Surgery, University of Missouri-Columbia.
Watts
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Gaines
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D004867:Equipment Design; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*