Anterior decompression of late thoracolumbar fracture dislocation with paraplegia.
The operative methods for treatment of thoracolumbar fracture-dislocations have been improved in recent years. Anterior or anterior-lateral decompression for thoracolumbar fracture-dislocations with spinal cord injury is considered as a practical and successful method by many researchers. Since 1994 using trans-pedicular partial vertebrectomy, we have treated 43 cases of late thoracolumbar fracture-dislocations with paraplegia successfully.
Wang
Dayong
D
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Southwestern Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038 China.
Wu
Meiying
M
Wang
Xuquan
X
Chu
Tongwei
T