Journal of Spine

Ali A Alwan Al-Tameemi

Publications

• Research Article
  Anterior Approach for Thoracolumbar Fracture Dislocations: Surgical Management in Poor Resource Region, Record of 7 years Follow-up
  Author(s): Aram Baram, Ali A Alwan Al-Tameemi and Warzer Fatah ShaliAram Baram, Ali A Alwan Al-Tameemi and Warzer Fatah Shali
  
  Introduction: Thoracolumbar fracture dislocation is a trauma of high energy which generally is treated with longsegment stabilization. Anterior spine exposure may be used alone or in combination with a posterior midline approach in a staged or sequential fashion. In this study, we report the 7-years’ experience of the anterior approach to the thoracolumbar spine fracture dislocations at a single institution. Patients and methods: Over a 7-year period (2007–2014), 15 patients (9 males and 7 females) with a mean age of 41.1 years ranging between 25 and 61 years, were operated on using an anterior approach at our institution. All patients were submitted to standard anterior spine surgery, thoracotomy (in 9 patients), thoracophrenolumbotomy (in 3 patients) and lumbotomy (in 2 patients), one patient required left thoracotomy alone. In a.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000331

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