Treatment of Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures: Percutaneously Placed Pedicle Screws Versus Open Treatment
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In patients presenting with Type A and Type B1, B2 thoracolumbar fractures, there is a lack of evidence demonstrating similar outcomes between patients treated with percutaneous pedicle screws and those treated openly. It has been demonstrated that percutaneous pedicle screw fixation has fared well for patients in the short term; however, it is unclear whether the outcomes are equivalent or inferior/superior compared to open treatment. The authors seek to establish a high-level evidence base to determine clinical patient outcomes, radiographic outcomes, as well as cost-effectiveness data in comparing thoracolumbar burst fracture patients treated with percutaneous pedicle screws, open treatment, and brace treatment. Additionally, the authors seek to establish data relating to patient occupational data, complications, and need for further surgery (revision/removal of hardware), as well as short-term variables relating to hospital visit (length of stay, estimated blood loss, time under fluoroscopy).
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02146729
- Recruitment status
- Withdrawn
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- Not listed
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Jun 30, 2014
- Primary completion
- Nov 30, 2016
- Completion
- Nov 30, 2016
- Last update posted
- Feb 1, 2017
2014 – 2016
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny General Hospital, Department or Orthopaedic Surgery | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15212 | — |
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