CDI Claw Technique for Delayed Paralysis following Vertebral Compression Fractures in Osteoporotic Patients

Tatsuya Beppu; Kenichiro Shibata; Masahiro Kina; Takuya Tamaru; Junichi Arima; Yoshiyuki Matsumoto; Fusao Naruto; Toshiyuki Kawasaki; Mamoru Tomishige

doi:10.5035/nishiseisai.44.557

Tatsuya Beppu, Kenichiro Shibata, Masahiro Kina, Takuya Tamaru, Junichi Arima, Yoshiyuki Matsumoto, Fusao Naruto, Toshiyuki Kawasaki, Mamoru Tomishige

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Tatsuya Beppu
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital
Kenichiro Shibata
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital
Masahiro Kina
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital
Takuya Tamaru
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital
Junichi Arima
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital
Yoshiyuki Matsumoto
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital
Fusao Naruto
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital
Toshiyuki Kawasaki
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital
Mamoru Tomishige
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital

Keywords: CD instrumentation, delayed neurologic deficit, vertebral compression fracture, osteoporosis

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1995 Volume 44 Issue 2 Pages 557-560

DOI https://doi.org/10.5035/nishiseisai.44.557

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Abstract

We used the CDI claw technique for treating delayed neurologic deficits following vertebral fractures in 2 osteoporotic patients.
Neurologic deficits improved using posterior fusion without decompression. It was suggested that the neurologic deficit was mainly due to instability. Posterior long fusion without bone grafting may possibly produce late complications, so patients should be chosen carefully.

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