ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of vertebral pedicle screw fixation for lumbar fractures without nerve injury. Methods A total of 100 patients with vertebral fractures from February 2012 to December 2012 in our hospital were researched.According to the order of the patient admitted to the hospital,50 patients from February 2012 to June 2012 were divided into observation group,50 pa-tients from 2012 July to December 2012 were divided into control group.The observation group were treated with vertebral pedicle screw fixa-tion,the control group were treated with a four nail fixation.The therapy and complications between two groups were compared after treatment, and the satisfaction of two groups were investigated.Results There was no significant difference in vertebral anterior height compression rate and Cobb angle between two groups before treatment(t =0.356 9,t =0.633 6,P =0.721 9,P =0.527 8),but after a week of treatment,ver-tebral anterior height compression rate and Cobb angle in observation group was better than those of the control group,the difference was sta-tistically significant(t =2.705 7,t =2.840 2,P =0.008 0,P =0.005 5).After one-year follow-up,there was no significant difference in effi-cacy between two groups(t =0.914 7,t =0.464 6,P =0.362 6,P =0.643 2).The postoperative complication rate of observation group was 4%,compared with 16% of control group,the difference was statistically significant (χ2 =4.000 0,P =0.045 5).The satisfaction rate of patient in observation group was 96%,compared with 84%of the control group,the difference was statistically significant (u =2.477 9,P =0.013 2). The fracturesof patients in two groups after 12 months were cured,without aggravating circumstances in nerve damage .Conclusion The ver-tebral pedicle screw fixation can effectively correct angular deformity,restore vertebral body height,strengthen the stability of the spine for treatment of patients with lumbar vertebrae without nerve injury.