title: Internal A-O fixator for the reduction and stabilization of thoracolumbar fractures.
abstract: The author report his experience in the surgical treatment of thoracolumbar fractures by posterior approach, using the A-O internal fixator (ISSF by Dick). The simplicity of the method, the effective biomechanical premises and the good clinical and radiological results, confirm, as reported by other authors with numerous cases, that the AO internal fixator constitutes an effective system for the reduction and stabilization of thoracolumbar fractures by posterior approach.
authors.affiliation: Divisione Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Azienda Ospedaliera E. Morelli, Sondalo, SO.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Annicchiarico
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*