Author/Editor     Al-Mawed, Said
Title     Operativno zdravljenje poškodb prsne hrbtenice
Translated title     Operative treatment of thoracic spine injuries
Type     članek
Source     In: Komadina R, Stahovnik A, editors. 5. Celjski dnevi. Zbornik izbranih predavanj simpozija o poškodbah in okvarah hrbtenice; 2005 apr 8-9; Celje. Celje: Splošna bolnišnica Celje,
Publication year     2005
Volume     str. 57-70
Language     slo
Abstract     The majority of thoracic spine injuries are treated with conservative measures. Operative therapy is indicated in fractures with neurological deficit, mechanical instability, major deformity or pain. Posterior approach is ususally used. The fracture is reduced with the help of ligamentotaxis and fixed with internal tixator. Anterior approac enables direct decompression of the spinal canal and reconstruction of the anterior and middle spine coloumn with tricorfical bone graft from the iliac crest or with metallic cage.
Descriptors     SPINAL INJURIES
THORACIC VERTEBRAE
SPINAL FRACTURES