title: Minimally invasive burst fracture fixation in the thoracolumbar region.
abstract: Minimally invasive spine surgery is evolving rapidly. Compared with the traditional posterior approach with long and wide exposure, the minimally invasive approach offers significant advantages in treating patients with spine trauma.
authors.affiliation: Spine Surgery Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, 6 Ha'Aliya St, POB 9602, Haifa 31096, Israel.
authors.forename: Lior
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Merom
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Raz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hamud
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Weisz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hanani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult