RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Intraoperative Sonographic Monitoring of Reduction of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 787
OP 790
VO 6
IS 5
A1 McGahan, John P.
A1 Benson, Daniel
A1 Chehrazi, Bahram
A1 Walter, John P.
A1 Wagner, Franklin C.
YR 1985
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/6/5/787.abstract
AB Intraoperative real-time sonography was used to monitor surgical reduction of acute thoracolumbar burst fractures in eight patients. Real-time sonography was performed after laminectomy through a saline-filled operative field using either a 5.0 or a 7.5 MHz transducer. Sonography was performed during Harrington rod distraction and during fracture reduction to confirm adequacy of decompression of the spinal canal. This technique is useful to monitor surgery and in defining adequate fracture reduction.