OBJECTIVE: To compare the clinical effects and radiographic outcomes of mini-open trans-spatium intermuscular and percutaneous short-segment pedicle fixation in treating @entity174 without @entity51 . METHODS: From August 2009 and August 2012, 95 @entity1 with @entity174 without @entity51 were treated with short-segment pedicle fixation through mini-open trans-spatium intermuscular or percutaneous approach. There were 65 males and 30 females, aged from 16 to 60 years old with an average of 42 years. The mini-open trans-spatium intermuscular approach was used in 58 cases (group A) and the percutaneous approach was used in 37 cases (group B). Total incision length, operative time, @entity954 , fluoroscopy, hospitalization cost were compared between two groups. Visual analog scale (VAS) and radiographic outcomes were compared between two groups. RESULTS: All @entity1 were followed up from 12 to 36 months with an average of 19.6 months. No complications such as incision @entity281 , internal fixation loosening and breakage were found. In group A, fluoroscopy time was short and hospitalization cost was lower than that of group B (P<0.05). But the total incision length in group B was smaller than that of group A (P<0.05). There was no significant differences in operative time, @entity954 , postoperative VAS and radiographic outcomes between two groups (P>0.05). Postoperative VAS and radiographic outcomes were improved than that of preoperative (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: The mini-open trans-spatium intermuscular and percutaneous short-segment pedicle fixation have similar clinical effects and radiographic outcomes in treating @entity174 without @entity51 . However, in this study, the mini-open trans-spatium intermuscular approach has a short learning curve and more advantages in hospitalization cost and intraoperative radiation exposure times, and is recommendable.

[Mini-open trans-spatium intermuscular versus percutaneous short-segment pedicle fixation for the treatment of XXXX ].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['thoracolumbar mono-segmental vertebral fractures'] @entity51 :: ('MESH:D009461', 'Disease') :: ['neurological deficits'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infection'] @entity954 :: ('MESH:D016063', 'Disease') :: ['intraoperative bleeding']
@entity174 :: (MESH:D050723,Disease) :: ['thoracolumbar mono-segmental vertebral fractures']
