Early experience in the transpedicular screw plate fixation of the dorsolumbar area with VSP system

ABSTRACT

There is a multitude of techniques and materials which have been utilized to achieve spinal stability and to correct deformity of the dorso-lumbar area. The transpedicular screw plate fixation has become an important method for internal fixation of the dorso-lumbar area. This technique was applied on 35 patients presented to them with different clinical pictures as a result of trauma. They were divided into grades according to Frankel Grid Classification. There were 18 patients with postoperative good improvement and 17 patients without neurological recovery. The preoperative radiological planning and the intraoperative radiological assistance are mandatory to achieve proper trajectory of the screw through the pedicle and to avoid nerve root injury