Removal or retention of minimally invasive screws in thoracolumbar fractures? Systematic review and case-control study.

Ravindran VisaganSiobhan KearneySebastian TrifoiNida KalyalFlorence HoggBeatrice QuercettiMohamed AbdallaMihai DanciutMarios C Papadopoulos

Published in: Acta neurochirurgica (2023)

The findings of both the systematic review and our case-control study suggest that removal of metalwork following percutaneous fixation of thoracolumbar fractures is safe and is associated with improved outcome in most patients.

Keyphrases

systematic review
minimally invasive
meta analyses
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
randomized controlled trial
robot assisted
ultrasound guided