Percutaneous Screw Fixation vs. Open Fixation in the Treatment of Thoracolumbar Fractures

The is surgery is preformed on patients who have had a blunt trauma fractures between the T10 and the L2. The surgical management for more severe/unstable fractures usually involves posterior instrumentation with percutaneous or open pedicle screw fixation. While the traditional open pedicle screw fixation technique has demonstrated good radiologic and clinical outcomes, a minimally invasive percutaneous approach has been increasingly used in recent years.