10 patierıts with fracture or fracture- dislocatiorı of the thoracic or/and lıımbar spine were treated surgically by Alıcı Spinal Instruments in the Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Clinic of Ege University Medicine Faculty, between November 21, 1989 and July 30, 1990; and clinical and radiologlcal early results were reviewed.
Ali of the patients had shown sensory and/or motor function loss and their neurologic status was appraised ac-cording to Frankel's Criterize.
Posterior spinal Instruments were used in ali of the operations.
Early results revealed better conclusions of reduction and stabilization. Operated patients were began rather early rehabilitation therapy.
Keywords: Fractures and fracture- dislocations of the thoracolumbar spine, Alıcı Spinal Instrumentation.