Outcome of fixateur interne in thoracolumbar XXXX .

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BACKGROUND: @entity1566 ( @entity1566 ) is a devastating condition often affecting young and healthy individuals around the world. This debilitating condition not only creates enormous physical and emotional cost to individuals but also is a significant financial burden to society at large. The Objective was to study the outcome of spinal fixation with fixateur interne in cases of thoracolumbar spinal injuries in terms of neurological recovery and complications. METHODS: This Descriptive study was conducted at Department of Neurosurgery, Hayatabad Medical Complex and Postgraduate Medical Institute, Peshawar, from March, 2006 to December, 2007 Study included @entity1 admitted in Neurosurgery Ward HMC, with acute traumatic spinal injuries during the above mentioned period who underwent thoracolumbar spinal fixation with fixateur interne. Name, age, sex, other relevant data, history, examination findings and investigation results were recorded. Postoperative outcome was evaluated taking neurological status, and complications like @entity281 , implant failure and other complications into consideration. Follow-up of 6 months was carried out. RESULTS: There were 31 @entity1 , (18 male and 13 female). Fall from height (48%), road traffic accidents (26%) and @entity130 (26%) caused the @entity130 . Most common age group was from 21-30 years age. Fractured vertebrae included 2 D11 @entity174 , 12 D12 @entity174 , 13 L1 @entity174 , 3 L2 @entity174 and 1 L3 @entity174 . Mean operative time 80 minutes, mean @entity190 200 ml, mean hospital stay 6 days and mortality rate was 0%. Number of @entity1 with Frankel grade A reduced from 27 to 19 and in Frankel grade E increased from 0 to 4 @entity1 . Only one @entity1 had @entity281 and one @entity1 had implant removal. CONCLUSION: Fixateur interne is a useful and low-cost implant for fixation of thoracolumbar junction injuries with @entity6632 and easy operative insertion and little @entity190 . It has excellent post-operative outcome in terms of neurological improvement and a very low complication rate. Mortality rate is minimal.
