Journal of Spine

Hiroshi Kuroki

Publications

• Research Article
  Long Thoracic and Lumbar Spinal Stabilization with a Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Technique
  Author(s): Hiroshi Kuroki, Naoki Inomata, Hideaki Hamanaka and Etsuo ChosaHiroshi Kuroki, Naoki Inomata, Hideaki Hamanaka and Etsuo Chosa
  
  Objectives: The purpose of the current case presentation was to indicate the usefulness of long thoracic and lumbar (TL) spinal stabilization by percutaneous minimally invasive instrumentation. Materials and Methods: From August 2012 to May 2013, we performed long TL spinal stabilization with VIPER 2 system (Depuy Spine, Inc., MA, US) by using a minimally invasive surgery (MIS) posterior approach in 4 patients. The first case was a 54 year old male who suffered from burst fracture of T12 (Frankel A) with brain contusion by a fall. The second case was a 68 year old male who developed incomplete paraplegia by metastatic renal cell carcinoma of T11 (Frankel C). The third case was a 79 year old male who affected Chance fracture of T12 (Frankel E) with an ankylosing spinal hyperostosis. And the fourth case was a 75 year old male who sustained pat.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.S5-002

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