title: Rezaian fixator in the anterior stabilization of unstable spine.
abstract: Use of the Rezaian Spinal Fixator is reviewed in 29 patients, 24 of whom were available for a two to four-year follow-up. There was no residual pain, no persistent instability and no nonunion. Patients were able to sit up in one to three days and stand within two weeks. A case report with a two-year follow-up is discussed in some detail. The author notes that the Rezaian Spinal Fixator offers an aggressive approach to the treatment of the unstable spine.
authors.affiliation: Loma Linda University School of Medicine, California.
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Dombrowski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications; D011859:Radiography; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*