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Staged Reduction and Fusion with External Fixateur and Combined Approach for Spondyloptosis

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Severe Spondylolisthesis

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There are several studies published recommending an in situ fusion with a lower risk of neurological complication, shorter OR time and decreased blood loss compared to fusion with reduction.

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  1. Abt. Orthopädie — Traumatologie — Wirbelsäulenchirurgie, Klinikum Karlsbad-Langensteinbach, Guttmannstr. 1, 76307, Karlsbad, Germany

    Jürgen Harms

  2. Orthopädische Chirurgie — Rheumachirurgie — Sportmedizin, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Paul-Meimberg-Str. 3, 35585, Gießen, Germany

    Henning Stürz

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Wild, A., Grevitt, M.P., Webb, J.K. (2002). Staged Reduction and Fusion with External Fixateur and Combined Approach for Spondyloptosis. In: Harms, J., Stürz, H. (eds) Severe Spondylolisthesis. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57525-9_11

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