Single Stage Posterior Lumbar-Sacral Reconstruction with Expendable Cage and Iliac Screw for Fifth Lumbar Fracture-Dislocation / 대한신경손상학회지

Fracture-dislocations of the fifth lumbar vertebra are rare. Treatment of L5 vertebra fractures depends on fracture type and neurological findings. The authors describe a single-staged surgical technique of only posterior circumferential decompression, spinal reconstruction with expandable cage insertion and instrument fixation.

Single Stage Posterior Lumbar-Sacral Reconstruction with Expendable Cage and Iliac Screw for Fifth Lumbar Fracture-Dislocation / 대한신경손상학회지

Fracture-dislocations of the fifth lumbar vertebra are rare. Treatment of L5 vertebra fractures depends on fracture type and neurological findings. The authors describe a single-staged surgical technique of only posterior circumferential decompression, spinal reconstruction with expandable cage insertion and instrument fixation.