Fig. 2From: Is additional balloon Kyphoplasty safe and effective for acute thoracolumbar burst fracture?Radiographic image of one patient who received kypoplasty and long instrumentation. a. Lateral roentgenogram of a 25-year-old female patient showing a burst fracture of L2; the kyphotic angle is 30°. b. Postoperative lateral X-ray 3 days after surgery showing excellent restoration after kyphoplasty and long instrumentation; the kyphotic angle is −6°. c. Intact implant and kyphotic angle is −3° three months after surgery. d. Solid anterior fusion (continuous trabeculae of bridging anterior osteophytes without halo signs of screws) was achived and kyphotic angle was 0° 12 months after surgeryBack to article page