New vertebral body impactors for posterolateral decompression of burst fracture.
A new type of impactor was developed to decompress the anterior aspect of the vertebral body. These instruments are particularly useful for cases of burst fracture.
Mimatsu
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine.
Katoh
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Kawakami
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D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000295:instrumentation; D009983:Orthopedic Equipment; D011859:Radiography; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*