Posterior percutaneous long-segment internal fixation effective for thoracolumbar fractures in ankylosing spondylitis

• The operations were successful in both groups.

• A patient in the PG showed class C wound healing, while the others showed class

• A healing, and some patients experienced perioperative complications.

• All patients were followed up for 12–48 months (mean, 33.81 months), and all patients showed clinical osseous fracture healing.

• Significant differences were found in operative duration, intraoperative blood loss and postoperative bed rest duration between the two groups (P < 0.05).

• No significant difference was found in improvement of the visual analog scale score, Cobb angle of spinal kyphosis or neurological function after the operation (P > 0.05).

Reference:

Ye, J., Jiang, P., Guan, H. et al. Surgical treatment of thoracolumbar fracture in ankylosing spondylitis: A comparison of percutaneous and open techniques. J Orthop Surg Res 17, 504 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-022-03378-w

Ye, J., Jiang, P., Guan, H, Surgical treatment, thoracolumbar, fracture, ankylosing spondylitis, comparison, percutaneous, open techniques, Orthop Surg Res, Ankylosing spondylitis, Thoracolumbar fracture, Percutaneous internal fixation, Posterior pedicle screw–rod system, 3D printing, Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research