title: Percutaneous pedicle screw fixation for an unstable thoracic spine fracture after a traumatic degloving injury.
abstract: Unstable spinal fractures require urgent surgical intervention to relieve compression of the spinal cord, correct spinal deformity, stabilise the spine and prevent further neurological injury. We report the case of a young man with a thoracic chance fracture in the setting of a devastating degloving injury, whose fracture was stabilised using minimally invasive, percutaneous pedicle screw fixation. We discuss the advantages of using a minimally invasive technique for spinal fixation and its role in the treatment of complicated, multisystem trauma patients.
authors.affiliation: Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Emma Christine
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Celano
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Griffin R
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2690-1264
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Baum
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Rondi B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Gelbard
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Faiz U
authors.initials: FU
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D065289:Pedicle Screws; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae