III, prospective study with low statistical power.

The one-year postoperative radiological results and functional outcome of minimally invasive posterior lumbar fusion are satisfactory. The benefits of this minimally invasive approach are mainly found in the first 6 postoperative months. Successful radiological interbody fusion was not correlated to functional outcome at the final follow-up.

Results were satisfactory with this technique, comparable to those reported in the literature. The development of minimally invasive approaches and improved instrumentation procedures optimize surgery and enhance anterior reconstruction tolerance. Lasting restoration of sagittal spinal curvature improves trauma patients' functional recovery.

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Kyphoplasty is safe and effective in the correction of nonosteoporotic fractures of the thoracolumbar junction in young patients, and remains stable for at least 2 years postsurgery.