Clinical and radiographic evaluation of disc excision for lumbar disc herniation with and without posterolateral fusion.

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe trunk strength and lumbar paraspinal muscle activity across five angles of flexion during isometric exercise and rest in chronic low-back pain patients and control subjects. High muscle tension as measured by surface integrated electromyography is predicted by a muscle spasm m...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cassisi JE,Robinson ME,O'Conner P,MacMillan M

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Assessment of activated T and B cells in a subcutaneous chamber filled with autologous nucleus pulposus using flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry. OBJECTIVES:To examine if subcutaneously placed autologous nucleus pulposus may attract activated T and B cells in an animal model. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND D...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Geiss A,Larsson K,Rydevik B,Takahashi I,Olmarker K

更新日期：2007-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To analyze the serum and drain concentrations of antibiotics administered by two different routes and compare the results. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Systemic antibiotics are expected to reach the surgical site and maintain adequate concentrations of the drug to preven...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Naresh-Babu J,Arun-Kumar V

更新日期：2020-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:An interesting case of spontaneous bleeding from an ependymoma of the filum terminale is presented. OBJECTIVES:To document a rare case of rapid neurologic deterioration as a consequence of spinal tumoral hemorrhage and to highlight important issues regarding tumor histologic subtype and the impact of anti...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Tait MJ,Chelvarajah R,Garvan N,Bavetta S

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Applied anatomical study and clinical application. OBJECTIVE:To design and optimize the method of cervical pedicle screw placement for cervical vertebrae C3-C5, and to test it in clinical applications. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Most of the anatomical studies on cervical pedicle screw placement previousl...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Liu J,Li Y,Wu Y,Zhu Q

更新日期：2013-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:During magnetic resonance imaging, a vast amount of digital data on anatomic structures is translated into images, which are then assessed subjectively. The development of an objective, sensitive method to directly assess the digital data would have clear benefits, particularly for clinical research on disc degenerati...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Videman T,Nummi P,Battié MC,Gill K

更新日期：1994-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN AND OBJECTIVES:The effects of nerve root retraction in posterior discectomy on pressure, blood flow, and electrophysiologic changes of the nerve root were investigated. OBJECTIVES:This study was performed to assess the effects of nerve root retraction in posterior discectomy on pressure, blood flow, and e...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Matsui H,Kitagawa H,Kawaguchi Y,Tsuji H

更新日期：1995-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This case report shows primary natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma originating in the spine as the first case of successful treatment with autologous stem cell transplantation, along with case presentation and literature review. OBJECTIVE:For the proper treatment of this spinal tumor, the pathologic confi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kim KT,Kim YB,Kim HJ,Cha YJ,Lee SJ,Park E

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cadaveric laboratory study. OBJECTIVE:To compare the accuracy, efficiency, and safety of intraoperative cone beam-computed tomography with navigation (O-ARM) with traditional intraoperative fluoroscopy (C-ARM) for the placement of pedicle screws. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Radiation exposure remains a co...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Tabaraee E,Gibson AG,Karahalios DG,Potts EA,Mobasser JP,Burch S

更新日期：2013-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:An ex vivo biomechanical study using cadaveric vertebral bodies. OBJECTIVE:To determine how bone mineral density (BMD) affects mechanical strength and stiffness of the vertebral body after vertebroplasty, and to determine how the association between mechanical properties and BMD varies with amount of ceme...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Graham J,Ahn C,Hai N,Buch BD

更新日期：2007-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The authors prospectively evaluated 40 patients with paralytic scoliosis treated from 1985 to 1990 with bilateral posterior segmental instrumentation, facet fusions, local bone graft, and allograft (mostly fresh frozen) bone supplementation only. OBJECTIVES:The authors report the fusion results for these ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bridwell KH,O'Brien MF,Lenke LG,Baldus C,Blanke K

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The effect of degenerative spondylolisthesis on functional performance and self reported quality of life in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis was compared to patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and no degenerative spondylolisthesis. OBJECTIVE:To define the relationship degenerative spondylolisthesis s...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Drury T,Ames SE,Costi K,Beynnon B,Hall J

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective analysis of graft and plate complications after multilevel anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACF) attributed to spondylosis, stenosis, and ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament was conducted. OBJECTIVE:To identify factors contributing to graft and plate complications in th...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Sasso RC,Ruggiero RA Jr,Reilly TM,Hall PV

更新日期：2003-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Animal model study of three healthy commercial pigs was conducted. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether near infrared spectroscopic monitoring of the spinal cord is feasible, and whether changes in near infrared spectroscopy correlate with changes in blood flow to the cord or operative maneuvers. SUMMARY OF BA...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Macnab AJ,Gagnon RE,Gagnon FA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The canal space of burst-fractured, human cervical spine specimens was monitored to determine the extent to which spinal position affected post-injury occlusion. OBJECTIVE:To test the null hypothesis that there is no difference in spinal canal occlusion as a function of spinal positioning for a burst-frac...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ching RP,Watson NA,Carter JW,Tencer AF

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:For in vitro studies, there is no basis for choosing a "load control study" over a "displacement control" study. This study qualitatively compared results from in vitro and in vivo tests, allowing the authors to address the experimental assumptions that in vitro testing contributes to the understanding of ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Dekutoski MB,Schendel MJ,Ogilvie JW,Olsewski JM,Wallace LJ,Lewis JL

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography represents one of the most remarkable short-term technical advances ever seen in medicine. Its recent extension to scanning of the lumbar spine promises to become its most significant extra-cranial application. The accusation has been made that CT scanning represents an expensive diagnostic modalit...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Burton CV

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:An observational study was performed to validate a scale. OBJECTIVE:This study validated the Roland Morris Questionnaire (RMQ) in Colombia. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The RMQ is a frequently used instrument for the evaluation of disability in patients with low back pain. The psychometric properties of th...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Payares K,Lugo LH,Restrepo A

更新日期：2015-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A biomechanical study of the compressive creep behavior of the human intervertebral disc before and after frozen storage. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether frozen storage alters the time-dependent response of the intact human intervertebral disc. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The biomechanical properties of t...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Dhillon N,Bass EC,Lotz JC

更新日期：2001-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The location of pedicle screws in relation to adjacent superior segment facet joints in 106 patients after lumbar spinal fusion was assessed using computed tomography and plain radiographs. OBJECTIVES:To document the incidence of adjacent superior segment facet joint violation following transpedicular ins...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Shah RR,Mohammed S,Saifuddin A,Taylor BA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Systematic review. OBJECTIVE:To perform a systematic review, evaluating the best available evidence regarding the treatment of lumbar adjacent segment pathology (ASP) to facilitate clinical recommendations for treatment. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:It is unclear how nonoperative treatment of lumbar clinic...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Chou D,Dekutoski M,Hermsmeyer J,Norvell DC

更新日期：2012-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The biomechanical, histopathologic, and histomorphometric characteristics of cervical disc replacement were assessed in a caprine animal model. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the biomechanical, porous ingrowth, and histopathologic characteristics of the Porous Coated Motion (PCM) Cervical Disc replacement (Cerv...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hu N,Cunningham BW,McAfee PC,Kim SW,Sefter JC,Cappuccino A,Pimenta L

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case series of dual time-point F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F-FDG PET/CT) for the diagnosis of spinal cord sarcoidosis. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to illustrate three cases of spinal sarcoidosis with occult presentation and subsequent identificati...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ordóñez-Rubiano EG,Solano-Noguera DF,Row W,Weinberg J,Tatsui CE,Johnson JM,Gule-Monroe MK

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A randomized controlled multicenter study with a 2-year follow-up by an independent observer. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether fusion of the lower lumbar spine could reduce pain and diminish disability more effectively when compared with nonsurgical treatment in patients with severe chronic low back pain (...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Fritzell P,Hägg O,Wessberg P,Nordwall A,Swedish Lumbar Spine Study Group.

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:OPLL of the cervical spine is one of the main entities of DCM in Asian p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Liao X,Jin Z,Shi L,Zhao Y,Zhou S,Chen D,Tang D,Yang L,Chen X

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors observed six cases of chylothorax of 2,000 operations for spinal deformities performed in the past 5 years: in one case of VDS, two Harrington operations, and three anterior strut graft operations. Chylothorax resulted from direct injury to the lymphatic system in four cases of anterior spinal surgery. One...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Nakai S,Zielke K

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Multi-center, retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To determine the epidemiology, identify predictors of early mortality, and develop predictive models for traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Despite improved initial care and management strategies, traumatic SCI remains a deva...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Shibahashi K,Nishida M,Okura Y,Hamabe Y

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:We performed a retrospective study of 668 consecutive patients with congenital spine deformities. OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence of Goldenhar conditions in patients with congenital spine deformities, and describe the types of vertebral abnormalities and their treatment. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Tsirikos AI,McMaster MJ

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of mathematical and other types of models for the study of the biomechanics of scoliosis is reviewed in this article. The article is based on a talk presented at the 1987 Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society. ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Schultz AB

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review of 13 cases with craniovertebral tuberculosis treated conservatively. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the results of conservative treatment of craniovertebral tuberculosis and compare with the literature. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Craniovertebral tuberculosis is a rare entity even in endemic ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Chadha M,Agarwal A,Singh AP

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00