Microcirculation in open vs. minimally invasive dorsal stabilization of thoracolumbar fractures.

ABSTRACT: Standard open and percutaneous minimally invasive surgical procedures co-exist in the treatment of fractures of the thoracolumbar spine. Shorter skin incisions just above the pedicles are used in minimally invasive procedures. Full-length skin incisions and invasive preparations are applied in the standard open approach. While both methods show equivalent rates of intraoperative surgical complications and comparable clinical and radiological outcomes, blood loss and operation time have shown to be decreased in minimally invasive treatment. However, no study so far has investigated differences in microcirculation. This study hypothesized less impairment of microcirculation in the minimally invasive approach compared to the open approach and an improvement of microcirculation over time. A pr

SUBMITTER: Ganse B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5687720 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature