The treatment of osteoporotic thoracolumbar severe burst fractures with short pedicle screw fixation and vertebroplasty.

Background: To investigate the clinical and radiological results of short pedicle screw fixation and vertebroplasty in osteoporotic thoracolumbar severe burst fractures.

Methods: From September 2006 to August 2010, 19 consecutive patients sustained osteoporotic thoracolumbar severe burst fractures with or without neurologic deficit and were included in this prospective study. All patients underwent short pedicle screw fixation and vertebroplasty.