@article{article_189945, title={Posterior Alıcı spinal instrumentation in the surgical treatment of the thoracolumbar and Iumbar spine burst fractures}, journal={Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica}, volume={29}, pages={183–188}, year={2006}, DOI={10.3944/aott.v29i3.1581}, author={Esenkaya, İrfan and Elgin, M.A. and Turkmen, I. and Kaygusuz, M.Akif}, keywords={Thoracolumbar and Iumbar spine;burst fractures;surgical treatment;posterior alıcı spinal instrumentation}, abstract={We applied posterior reduction, stabilization and spinal fusion by Alıcı spinal instrumentation to 10 patients with thoracolumbar and Iumbar spine burst fractures between May 1991-May 1994, at the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Haydarpaşa State Hospital, istanbul. 6 of our patients were male and their average age was 33.2 years old. The mean follow-up time was 21.5 months. The mean Iocal kyphosis angle before and after the operation was 13.9 degrees and -2.8 degrees respectively. The mean Iocal fracture angle before and after the operation was 18.3 degrees and 5.6 degrees respectively. The mean anterior compression percent of vertebra was 39.1% preoperatively, than it became 13.9% postoperatively. The neurologic status of our cases were evaluated according to the classification of Frankel. 5 of our patients who had neuroIogic deficits preoperatively, and other 5 patients who were neurologically intact, all of them were evaluated as FrankeI-E, in the Iast follow-up. We reviewed our cases according to the complications. In 3 patients who had short segment instrumentation: one of 3 patients, one of the upper pedicular screw was in the disc space and one screw was bended at the other patient. In Iong segment instrumentation: Iower pedicular screws were in the disc space in one patienti and four pedicular screws were broken in other two patients. When we compare postoperative and Iast follow-up angles, there was 5.1 degrees Ioss in Iocal kyphosis angle. and was 2. 7 degrees Ioss in Iocal fracture angle.}, number={3}, publisher={Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology}