Management of Thoracolumbar Fracture with Posterior Decompression with Fusion and Fixation by Pedicle Screw and Rod—Our Experience

Haradhan Deb Nath; Kanak Kanti Barua; Asifur Rahman; Md. Rezaul Amin; Atiqul Islam; Mainul Hussain

doi:10.1055/s-0039-1700376

Indian Journal of Neurotrauma, Table of Contents

Indian Journal of Neurotrauma 2019; 16(01): 38-44
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1700376

Invited Article

Neurotrauma Society of India

Management of Thoracolumbar Fracture with Posterior Decompression with Fusion and Fixation by Pedicle Screw and Rod—Our Experience

Haradhan Deb Nath

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Kanak Kanti Barua

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Asifur Rahman

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Md. Rezaul Amin

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Atiqul Islam

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Mainul Hussain

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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