Fractures and Reconstructive Surgery

It is the treatment that determines the damage to the spine and the best way to treat it.

What is reconstructive surgery for fractures?

What is reconstructive surgery for fractures?

There are different alternatives for the treatment of fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine. It fundamentally depends on the type of fracture that has occurred, the clinical involvement it produces, and other personal factors such as age or pathological factors such as contributing diseases.

There is a wide variation of descriptive classifications regarding the type of vertebral fracture that can occur. There are no universally accepted algorithms for deciding what should be the most appropriate treatment for a vertebral fracture.

In general, the treatment to be applied will depend on the stability or instability of the morphological type of fracture and the existence of neurological deficit due to compression of the spinal cord or nerve roots.

What is reconstructive surgery for fractures?

What is reconstructive surgery for fractures?

There are different alternatives for the treatment of fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine. It fundamentally depends on the type of fracture that has occurred, the clinical involvement it produces, and other personal factors such as age or pathological factors such as contributing diseases.

There is a wide variation of descriptive classifications regarding the type of vertebral fracture that can occur. There are no universally accepted algorithms for deciding what should be the most appropriate treatment for a vertebral fracture.

In general, the treatment to be applied will depend on the stability or instability of the morphological type of fracture and the existence of neurological deficit due to compression of the spinal cord or nerve roots.

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LEADING ALTERNATIVES AT THE INSTITUTE OF SPINAL SURGERY IN MADRID

In our department, for the treatment of thoracic and lumbar vertebral fractures, we opt for surgical treatment with minimally invasive systems as the therapeutic alternative that implies a better and faster recovery.
  
As a general algorithm, in stable compression vertebral fractures in young patients without osteoporosis or osteopenia (<55 years), we perform re-expansion of the sunken fragments of the vertebral body using a hydraulic-type elevation system and stabilization with bone cement as support. In stable osteoporotic compression fractures (> 55 years), more frequent in women, we perform re-expansion and cementation by kyphoplasty with an inflatable balloon. In unstable fractures, it is necessary to perform temporary fixation with screws and bars until the fracture heals and the bone hardens. We use a fixation with percutaneous implantation with incisions smaller than 1 cm at the vertebral levels that require fixation.  
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LEADING ALTERNATIVES AT THE INSTITUTE OF SPINAL SURGERY IN MADRID

In our department, for the treatment of thoracic and lumbar vertebral fractures, we opt for surgical treatment with minimally invasive systems as the therapeutic alternative that implies a better and faster recovery.
  
As a general algorithm, in stable compression vertebral fractures in young patients without osteoporosis or osteopenia (<55 years), we perform re-expansion of the sunken fragments of the vertebral body using a hydraulic-type elevation system and stabilization with bone cement as support. In stable osteoporotic compression fractures (> 55 years), more frequent in women, we perform re-expansion and cementation by kyphoplasty with an inflatable balloon. In unstable fractures, it is necessary to perform temporary fixation with screws and bars until the fracture heals and the bone hardens. We use a fixation with percutaneous implantation with incisions smaller than 1 cm at the vertebral levels that require fixation.  
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