Spine fracture repair with bone cement and metal fixation
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This trial studies a surgical technique that combines metal rods in the back with bone cement injected into a collapsed vertebra. It's designed for patients who had a serious mid-to-lower spine fracture and already had this specific surgery done.
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Who can take part
- You were an adult when you broke your spine
- You had surgery that combined metal rods placed from the back with bone cement injected into the fractured bone
- Your fracture involved only one vertebra (the bone that stacked up your spine)
- Your surgery was done using small cuts (percutaneous technique), not a large open incision
- You have CT scan images from before and after your surgery available for review
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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