Additional anterior plating enhances fusion in anteroposteriorly stabilized thoracolumbar fractures.

Introduction: To prospectively evaluate the potential radiological and clinical effect of the additional application of an anterior plate in anteroposteriorly stabilized thoracolumbar fractures.

Patients And Methods: 75 consecutive patients with unstable thoracolumbar fractures underwent posterior (internal fixator) and anterior stabilization (corpectomy cage with local autologous bone grafting). 40 (53.