%0 Journal Article
%T The use of minimally invasive surgery in spine trauma: a review of concepts
%A Camacho, Jael E.
%A Usmani, M. Farooq
%A Strickland, Ashely R.
%A Banagan, Kelley E.
%A Ludwig, Steven C.
%J Journal of Spine Surgery
%D 2019
%B 2019
%9 
%! The use of minimally invasive surgery in spine trauma: a review of concepts
%K 
%X Traumatic injuries to the spine can be common in the setting of blunt trauma and delayed diagnosis can have a deleterious effect on patients’ health. The goals of treatment in managing spine trauma are prevention of neurological injury, providing stability to the spine, and correcting post-traumatic deformity. Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) techniques are an alternative to open spine surgery for treatment of spine fractures. MISS is also a viable treatment in the setting of damage control orthopedics, when patients with multiple traumatic injuries may be unable to tolerate a traditional open approach. MISS techniques have been used in the treatment of unstable fractures with or without spinal cord injury, flexion and extension-distraction injuries, and unstable sacral fractures. Traditional open surgeries have been associated with increased blood loss, longer operative times, and a higher risk for surgical site infection (SSI). MISS techniques have the potential to reduce open approach-associated morbidity, and improve postoperative care and rehabilitation. MISS techniques for spine trauma are an indispensable option in the treatment armamentarium of spine surgeons.
%U https://jss.amegroups.org/article/view/4556
%P S91-S100
%@ 2414-4630