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Methods: A clinical study of PLIF with pedicle screw fixation included a prospective group of 46 patients treated for spondylolisthesis.

The postoperative mobilization protocol (in patients with internal fixation) included immediate mobilization starting from the second postoperative day with partial weight bearing as tolerated with the use of crutches or a walker for 6 weeks, then full weight bearing.

The reasons for conversion to internal fixation included dissatisfaction with the period in external fixation for 11 cases, persistent pin track infections in 8 cases, docking site-related problems in 4 cases and a refracture in one patient.

Areas deactivated in the orientation condition (relative to fixation) included the angular gyrus (−39 −63 30; 54 −66 30), a cluster in the left parietal cortex (−24 −36 57), the right mid occipital gyrus (45 −81 15) as well as extensive areas of the temporal cortex that ran from the posterior regions of the middle temporal gyrus (−45 −18 −6; 66 −12 −6) to the anterior (−45 6 −45; 54 3 −45).

The methods of fixation included a Cotrel-Dubosset rod (n = 4), screw (n = 3), and screw and plate (n = 2).

The method of fixation included C-D rod system (n = 4), screw (n = 3), and screw and plate (n = 2).

Various modalities are available for surgical fixation including uniplanar external fixators, hybrid external fixators, thin-wire ring external fixators, plate and screw constructs, and intramedullary nails (Fig. 2).

Other drawbacks to external fixation include hardware prominence, fixator loosening and reoperations [ 18– 20].

Options for fixation include internal fixation using plates, intramedullary nailing and external fixation.

Methods of fixation include intramedullary nails, compression plating and external fixation [2, 10].

Posterior fixation including the fractured vertebra (PFFV) has biomechanical advantages over conventional short-segment fixation.