Abstract:Objective To analyze the efficacy and safety of minimally invasive percutaneous pedicle screw combined with the same incision channel decompression in the treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures.Methods Ninety eight patients with thoracolumbar burst fracture who were treated in our hospital from September 2019 to October 2021 were selected and divided into a study group and a control group by random number table method, with 49 cases in each. The study group underwent percutaneous pedicle screw decompression combined with the same incision channel, while the control group was received percutaneous pedicle screw internal fixation and conventional posterior decompression. Two groups were followed up for 6 months after operation. The operation conditions, pain and lumbar function were compared between the two groups. The changes of lumbar anatomical parameters and spinal canal invasion rate were compared between the two groups. The incidence of complications in the two groups was counted.Results There was no significant difference in operation time between the two groups (P > 0.05). The intraoperative blood loss, postoperative drainage and hospital stay in the study group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The visual analogue scale (VAS) of pain before operation, 3d after operation, 7d after operation, and 1 month after operation between the two groups was compared, and the VAS score at different time points was different (P < 0.05), VAS scores of the two groups at 3d, 7d, and 1 month after surgery were lower than before surgery (P < 0.05). VAS score of the last month was lower than that of the control group (P <0.05), and the change trend of the VAS score between the study group and the control group was different (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the differences of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) between the two groups before operation and 6 months after operation (P > 0.05). There was no significant difference in the ratio of the height of the anterior and posterior edges of the injured vertebrae, the difference in the Cobb angle of kyphosis, and the difference in the range of motion of external rotation between the two groups before operation and 6 months after operation (P > 0.05). There were differences in the spinal canal invasion rates between the two groups before surgery, 1 month after surgery, and 6 months after surgery (P < 0.05). The invasion rate of spinal canal at 1 month and 6 months after operation in both groups was lower than before operation (P < 0.05). There was no difference in the invasion rate of the spinal canal between the study group and control group (P > 0.05). There was no difference in the change trend of spinal canal invasion rate between the study group and the control group (P > 0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of total complications in two groups (P > 0.05).Conclusion Minimally invasive percutaneous pedicle screw combined with co-incision channel decompression in the treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures can achieve satisfactory clinical results. It has certain advantages in reducing surgical trauma and hospitalization time.