A STUDY OF FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME OF UNSTABLE THORACO LUMBAR SPINE INJURIES TREATED WITH PEDICLE SCREWS

Dr Hashir Safwan U; Dr Jalaluddeen MV

Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2019

A STUDY OF FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME OF UNSTABLE THORACO LUMBAR SPINE INJURIES TREATED WITH PEDICLE SCREWS

Dr Hashir Safwan U, Dr Jalaluddeen Mv

Abstract :

Road traffic accidents cause more number of thoraco- lumbar spinal injuries. Decompression and early fusion with instrumentation is a generally accepted treatment method for patients with unstable injuries and with a neurological deficit; it helps in early mobilization, and avoids the complications of prolonged recumbence. The pedicle screw-rod system is versatile in that it stabilizes the three columns of the spine. The pedicle is the strongest part of the vertea and is the force nucleus of the verteal body. Through the pedicle all forces are transmitted from posterior elements to the verteal body. Therefore, by fixation of the verteal body through the pedicle, significant strength of the entire verteal complex is possible. In this study we put in an effort to find out the functional outcome of unstable thoraco lumbar spine injuries treated with pedicle screws.