Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation with Polyethylene Mesh and Allograft Bone for Traumatic Thoracolumbar Fractures

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A twenty-nine-year-old woman sustained a fracture of L1 following a fall down stairs. Midsagittal reconstructed CT scans showed (a) kyphosis of 9.8° (monosegmental) and 11.9° (bisegmental) before surgery and (b) kyphosis of 3° (monosegmental) and 1.6° (bisegmental) immediately after stand-alone PVA with mesh and allograft bone. (c) Twelve months after surgery, the patient was completely symptom-free, had no neurological deficits, and was fully capable of performing her everyday activities. A lateral radiograph of the lumbar spine demonstrated kyphosis of 2.4° (monosegmental) and 2.5° (bisegmental).