Clinical Study

Instrumentation Removal following Minimally Invasive Posterior Percutaneous Pedicle Screw-Rod Stabilization (PercStab) of Thoracolumbar Fractures Is Not Always Required

Table 2

Diagnosis details.

PatientInjuryAO classificationInstrumentation

1L2 burst fractureL2:A4, N0Medtronic Sextant II
2L1 chance fractureL1:B1, N0Medtronic Sextant II
3T12-L1 chance fracture, L1 burst fractureT12-L1:B2 (L1:A4), N2Medtronic Longitude CD Horizon
4T12-L1 chance fracture, L1 burst fracture, T11 compressionT12-L1:B2 (L1:A4, T11:A1), N2Medtronic Sextant II
5T12 burst fracture, scoliosisT12:A4 (M2), N0Medtronic Longitude
6T12-L1 chance fractureT12-L1:C, N0Medtronic Longitude
7T12 burst fracture, L1 burst fractureT12:A4, L1:A4, N1Medtronic Longitude
8L1 burst fracture and burst fractureL1:B1 (L1:A4), N0Medtronic Longitude
9L2 burst fractureL2:A4, N3Medtronic Longitude
10T10-11 instability, T6 extensionT10-11:c, T6:B3, N0Medtronic Legacy
11L1 burst fractureL1:A4, N3Medtronic Sextant
12T3-4 chance fracture, T4 burst fractureT3-4:B2 (T4:A4), N3Medtronic Longitude CD Horizon
13T10 extensionT10:B3 (M2), N0Medtronic Longitude
14T11-12 chance Fracture, T12 burst fractureT11-12:B2 (T12:A4), N0Medtronic Sextant II
15L1 burst fractureL1:A4, N0Medtronic Longitude
16T3 chance fracture, T4 compressionT3:B1 (T3:A4), T4:A1, N0Medtronic CD Horizon Legacy
17T11-12 PLC, T12 burst fractureT11-12:B2 (T12:A4), N0Medtronic Sextant
18T2 and T3 chance fracture, T4 compressionT2:B1, T3:B1, T4:A1, N0Medtronic Sextant
19T12 chance fractureT12:B1, N0Medtronic Horizon Sextant
20T10 chance fractureT10:B2, N0Medtronic Sextant
21L4 burst fractureL4:A4, N0Medtronic Sextant
22T4-5 PLC, T5 chance fracture, T6 burst fractureT4-5:c (T4:A4), T6:A4, N0Medtronic Sextant
23L1 burst fracture, chance fractureL1:B1 (L1:A4), N0Medtronic Sextant
24T12 burst fracture, L1 chance fractureL1:B1, T12:A4, N0Medtronic Longitude
25T10-11 PLC, T8, 11, 12 compressionT10-11:c (T11:A1), T8:A1, T12:A1, N0Medtronic Sextant II
26T6-7 instabilityT6-7:c (T6:A4, T7:A4), N0Medtronic Sextant
27L1 burst fracture and PLCT12-L1:B2 (L1:A4), N0Medtronic Longitude CD Horizon
28T12 burst fractureT12:A4, N0Medtronic Horizon Sextant
29L5 burst fractureL5:A4, N0Medtronic Sextant II
30L1 burst fractureL1:A4, N0Medtronic Longitude
31T12 burst fracture and PLCT12-L1:B2 (T12:A2), N0Medtronic Longitude
32L1 burst fracture, L2 compressionL1:A4, L2:A1, N0Medtronic Sextant II

Patients who later require removal. PLC = posterior ligamentous complex injuries.