This 1993 retrospective preliminary report by McLain et al. examines early fixation failures in 19 patients treated with short-segment Cotrel-Dubousset pedicle-screw constructs for thoracolumbar fractures, asking whether posterior-only short-segment fixation is sufficient for unstable injuries.
This 1993 retrospective preliminary report by McLain et al. examines early fixation failures in 19 patients treated with short-segment Cotrel-Dubousset pedicle-screw constructs for thoracolumbar fractures, asking whether posterior-only short-segment fixation is sufficient for unstable injuries.