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CompletedNCT03272243

Short Segment vs Long Segment Fixation in Traumatic Dorsolumbar Spine Fractures

Short Segment Posterior Fixation With Index Level Screws Versus Long Segment Posterior Fixation for Thoracolumbar Spine Fracture: Angle of Correction and Pain

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
91 (actual)
Sponsor
Ain Shams University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

A prospective study included 91 patients, who had single level thoracolumbar fracture with Cobb's angle ≤ 25⁰, underwent posterior fixation. Forty four patients underwent short segment fixation with screws into the index level, and 47 patients underwent long segment fixation with skipped index level. The angle of correction, pain, and neurological state were regularly assessed

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREshort segment posterior spine fixation
PROCEDURElong segment posterior spine fixation

Timeline

Start date
2012-02-01
Primary completion
2016-02-28
Completion
2016-11-30
First posted
2017-09-05
Last updated
2017-09-06

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03272243. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.