Treatment of unstable fractures of the spine with the Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation

Volume: 26 Number: 2 September 11, 2006
  • M. Dincer
  • Hakan Omeroglu
  • İlker Cetin
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Treatment of unstable fractures of the spine with the Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation

Abstract

This study reviews 13 unstable spinal fractures, which were stabilized with the Cotrel-Oubousset instrumentation, at the Ankara University Ibn-i Sina Hospital between Nowember 1989 and July 1991. AII fractures were considered ''unstable'' according to Denis “three column spine concept” and 10 of them involved middle and posterior columns, 3 of them anterior, middle and posterior columns. The age at operation ranged from 19 to 64 years with an average of 38.6 years. The average follow-up period was 7.1 months (2-18- months). All patients were evaluated both radiographically and clinically. The average local kyphosis angle was 30.7° preoperatively, and 20.7° postoperatively (32% improvement). The average correction Ioss was 2.5°. The average anterior vertebral body height improved from 49 % to 58 % and the average posterior vertebral height from 79% to 86%. A postoperative improvement of one step in the "Frankel classification" occured in 2 patients. Complications included 1 exitus, due to ARDS and 1 deep infection, treated with surgical drainage and appropriate antibiotic therapy. As Cotrel-Oubousset instrumentation achieves stable osteosynthesis in unstable fractures of the spine, and shortens the time of ambulation and hospitalization, it is an important alternative in this section

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M. Dincer This is me

Hakan Omeroglu This is me

İlker Cetin This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 1992 Volume: 26 Number: 2

APA
Dincer, M., Omeroglu, H., & Cetin, İ. (2006). Treatment of unstable fractures of the spine with the Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 26(2), 85-88. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v26i2.1299
AMA
1.Dincer M, Omeroglu H, Cetin İ. Treatment of unstable fractures of the spine with the Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;26(2):85-88. doi:10.3944/aott.v26i2.1299
Chicago
Dincer, M., Hakan Omeroglu, and İlker Cetin. 2006. “Treatment of Unstable Fractures of the Spine With the Cotrel-Dubousset Instrumentation”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 26 (2): 85-88. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v26i2.1299.
EndNote
Dincer M, Omeroglu H, Cetin İ (September 1, 2006) Treatment of unstable fractures of the spine with the Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 26 2 85–88.
IEEE
[1]M. Dincer, H. Omeroglu, and İ. Cetin, “Treatment of unstable fractures of the spine with the Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 85–88, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v26i2.1299.
ISNAD
Dincer, M. - Omeroglu, Hakan - Cetin, İlker. “Treatment of Unstable Fractures of the Spine With the Cotrel-Dubousset Instrumentation”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 26/2 (September 1, 2006): 85-88. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v26i2.1299.
JAMA
1.Dincer M, Omeroglu H, Cetin İ. Treatment of unstable fractures of the spine with the Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;26:85–88.
MLA
Dincer, M., et al. “Treatment of Unstable Fractures of the Spine With the Cotrel-Dubousset Instrumentation”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 26, no. 2, Sept. 2006, pp. 85-88, doi:10.3944/aott.v26i2.1299.
Vancouver
1.M. Dincer, Hakan Omeroglu, İlker Cetin. Treatment of unstable fractures of the spine with the Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;26(2):85-8. doi:10.3944/aott.v26i2.1299