Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research · 1977 · 191 citations · 0 references
MedicineOrthopedic SurgerySurgeryOrthopedicsSpine SurgerySpinal Injury ManagementSpinal TraumaThoracic Spine SurgeryThoracic SurgeryThoracic TraumaTrauma OrthopedicsKyphotic DeformityPre-surgical Orthopedic ManagementThoracic Kyphosis CorrectionThoracic LaminectomyThoracic LaminoplastyThoracic Spine InjuryThoracic Trauma SurgeryThoracolumbar Spine Trauma
The rationale of acute and chronic orthopedic management of traumatic throacolumbar kyphosis is determined by the type and location of the injury. The performance of laminectomy is condemned due to its historical failure in both the acute and chronic phase and its violation of simple mechanical principles.