title: Early rod-sleeve stabilization of the injured thoracic and lumbar spine.
abstract: The rod-sleeve method provides adjustable corrective forces in all directions so as to accomplish anatomic alignment and three-dimensional rigid fixation for acute spinal injuries. The authors studied a prospective series of 135 consecutive cases treated with this new technique. Results showed improved indirect canal decompression and neurologic recovery, few complications, and greater maintenance of correction than previously reported.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed