Background: Information on the performance of posterior fixation with cortical screw (CS)
versus pedicle screw (PS) trajectories for stabilizing thoracolumbar burst fractures is limited …

Object Posterior screw-rod fixation for thoracic spine trauma usually involves fusion across
long segments. Biomechanical data on screw-based short-segment fixation for thoracic …

Treatment of unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures remains controversial. Long-segment
pedicle screw constructs may be stiffer and impart greater forces on adjacent segments …

Intermediate screw fixation at the fracture level has been widely accepted to treat
thoracolumbar burst fractures, but no study has shown the effect of the extent and location of …

Background: Efforts in preserving motion levels in unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures
steered to short segment fixation. However, short segment spanning fixation in clinical …

Background Posterior long-segment (LS) fixation, short-segment (SS) fixation, and short
segment fixation with intermediate screws (SI) have shown good outcomes for the treatment …

Object. The authors conducted a study to investigate the biomechanical in vitro influence of
a new anchorage system for fixation of anterior stabilization devices and the possibility of …

Background Two different techniques of short-segment instrumentation, with and without a
pedicle screw at the fracture level, were compared in thoracolumbar burst fractures in …

Background Posterior fixation alone may not be adequate to achieve and maintain burst
fracture reduction. Adding screws in the fractured body may improve construct stiffness. This …

Background To compare the biomechanical characteristics of different posterior intermediate
screw fixation techniques (ISFTs) with hybrid monoaxial pedicle screws (Mps) and polyaxial …