Impact of implant removal on quality of life and loss of correction in the treatment of traumatic fractures of the thoracolumbar spine

• Published in: Brain & spine Vol. 4; p. 102845
• Main Authors: El Saman, André, Meier, Simon Lars, Rüger, Florian, Hörauf, Jason Alexander, Marzi, Ingo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.01.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Fracture; Implant removal; Loss of correction; Outcome; QOL; Quality of life; Spine; Implant removal; Spine; VAS; IR; Fracture; L; AO; Quality of life; QOL; SF-36; USS; T; Outcome; LBOS; FTF; Loss of correction

Benefit of implant removal in spine surgery remains unclear. While there is mostly consensus about necessity of implant removal in posterior-only stabilized patients, the effect of this measure in cases with combined anterior-posterior stabilization is undetermined. With this work we present a retro...