Anterior corpectomy via the mini-open, extreme lateral, transpsoas approach combined with short-segment posterior fixation for single-level traumatic lumbar burst fractures: analysis of health-related quality of life outcomes and patient satisfaction

• Published in: Journal of neurosurgery. Spine Vol. 24; no. 1; p. 60
• Main Authors: Theologis, Alexander A, Tabaraee, Ehsan, Toogood, Paul, Kennedy, Abbey, Birk, Harjus, McClellan, R Trigg, Pekmezci, Murat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Female; Humans; Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery; Lumbosacral Region - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Satisfaction; Quality of Life; Retrospective Studies; Spinal Fractures - surgery; Spinal Fusion - methods; Thoracic Vertebrae - surgery; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; lumbar; trauma; extreme lateral; minimally invasive surgery; ODI = Oswestry Disability Index; MIS = minimally invasive surgery; burst fractures; TLICS = Thoracolumbar Injury and Classification Score; clinical outcomes; MCS = mental component score; PCS = physical component score; SF-12 = 12-Item Short Form Health Survey; corpectomy; transpsoas approach; ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists

The authors present clinical outcome data and satisfaction of patients who underwent minimally invasive vertebral body corpectomy and cage placement via a mini-open, extreme lateral, transpsoas approach and posterior short-segment instrumentation for lumbar burst fractures. Patients with unstable lu...