Cervical discography: clinical implications from 12 years of experience.

abstract：:Correlations of age, height, weight, lordosis, and kyphosis with noninvasive spinal mobility measurements were studied in 301 men and 175 women, aged 35-55 years, who suffered from chronic or recurrent low back pain (LBP). Correlations of the different spinal movements with the degree of LBP were analyzed, with correc...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Mellin G

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective, randomized controlled study of patients with L5-S1 lumbar disc herniations, operated with endoscopic discectomy through an interlaminar or transforaminal approach. OBJECTIVE:To compare the results of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy in L5-S1 disc herniation through an interlaminar ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Nie H,Zeng J,Song Y,Chen G,Wang X,Li Z,Jiang H,Kong Q

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increasing number of therapeutic spinal injections are performed each year despite little validation in randomized controlled trials. Additional injections are performed for diagnostic purposes of localizing symptomatic nerve roots, again without detailed evaluation of accuracy, specificity, or sensitivity. Drs. Sl...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Slosar PJ Jr,White AH,Wetzel FT

更新日期：1998-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A biomechanical comparison of a novel spondylolysis repair technique method to established spondylolysis repair constructs accompanied by a case series of 5 adolescent patients with spondylolysis treated with this technique. OBJECTIVES:To provide retrospective data on these patients treated with an intral...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ulibarri JA,Anderson PA,Escarcega T,Mann D,Noonan KJ

更新日期：2006-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of Elvey's "brachial plexus tension test" to identify pain referred from the cervical region was investigated in 50 patients with unilateral shoulder and upper arm pain: 25 reported symptoms commencing after open heart surgery, indicating a high probability of referred pain due to that procedure; 25 were a...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Selvaratnam PJ,Matyas TA,Glasgow EF

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delayed CT Myelography (CTM) demonstrated intramedullary cavities in 18 patients, most of which appeared on the 6-hour scan. The attenuation values of the normal spinal cord increased progressively with time, and recorded a peak at 6 hours. The CT numbers of the gray matter of metrizamide were significantly high, as c...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ikata T,Masaki K,Kashiwaguchi S

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In vivo measurements of low back flexion posture and muscle activity before, during, and after static flexion. OBJECTIVE:To identify the occurrence of creep and muscle fatigue development in the low back during static upper body deep flexion that resembled an above ground work posture. SUMMARY OF BACKGRO...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Shin G,D'Souza C,Liu YH

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case report describing chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) with initial presentation limited to spine, successfully treated by anti-TNF-alpha therapy after failure of conventional treatment methods. OBJECTIVE:To describe an unusual manifestation and treatment of a rare disease. SUMMARY OF...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Marangoni RG,Halpern AS

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Fifty-two practices in the East Midlands, United Kingdom, were included. OBJECTIVES:To test the hypothesis that referral for lumbar spine radiography is cost-effective in primary care patients with low back pain of at least 6 weeks' duration compared with usual care in which referral is not routine. SUMM...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Miller P,Kendrick D,Bentley E,Fielding K

更新日期：2002-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Survey. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to objectify the burden of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) to better advocate for scoliosis care in the future. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:AIS is a common spinal deformity that can affect individuals on many levels. Patients with big curves usually seek m...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Aldebeyan S,Sinno H,Makhdom A,Ouellet JA,Saran N

更新日期：2017-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In vitro study to characterize the flexibility of a new total posterior-element system when instrumented to L4-L5 segments. OBJECTIVE:The goal of this in vitro study was to investigate whether an optimized version of the TOPS implant (Impliant Ltd., Ramat Poleg, Israel) is capable to restore the physiolog...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wilke HJ,Schmidt H,Werner K,Schmölz W,Drumm J

更新日期：2006-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Linear and angular measurements were performed on 128 vertebrae (16 spines) from C5 to T5. OBJECTIVES:Vertebrae were studied to characterize vertebral shape and size changes in the cervico-thoracic region. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Analysis of vertebral anatomy has been extensive and well characterized....

journal_title：Spine

authors： Stanescu S,Ebraheim NA,Yeasting R,Bailey AS,Jackson WT

更新日期：1994-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review of acute axis fractures treated at a tertiary referral center. OBJECTIVE:To determine the optimal treatment of axis fractures based on 340 cases from a single institution. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Axis fractures account for almost 20% of acute cervical spine fractures. However, the...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Greene KA,Dickman CA,Marciano FF,Drabier JB,Hadley MN,Sonntag VK

更新日期：1997-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of an isolated posterior column injury secondary to direct mechanical trauma complicating a posterior spinal fusion. This case documents a rare complication of posterior spinal surgery. Intraoperative somatosensory-evoked potential (SEP) monitoring documented the injury whereas two intraoperative wa...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ben-David B,Taylor PD,Haller GS

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Loads acting in vivo on a vertebral body replacement (VBR) and the shape of the back were measured. OBJECTIVE:To find an explanation for the contradictory results in literature regarding spinal loads for sitting and standing. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:In several in vivo studies, the intradiscal pressure...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Dreischarf M,Bergmann G,Wilke HJ,Rohlmann A

更新日期：2010-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Clinical literature consistently identifies women as more susceptible to trauma-related neck pain, commonly resulting from soft tissue cervical spine injury. Structural gender differences may explain altered response to dynamic loading in women leading to increased soft tissue distortion and greater injury...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Stemper BD,Yoganandan N,Pintar FA,Maiman DJ,Meyer MA,DeRosia J,Shender BS,Paskoff G

更新日期：2008-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Basic scientific investigation using radiologic, histochemical, and microscopic dissection techniques. OBJECTIVE:To document the process of mechanically induced disc herniation from repetitive loading exposure. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Current knowledge of the mechanism of disc herniation is limited to...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Tampier C,Drake JD,Callaghan JP,McGill SM

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decisions about when to operate should be based on more than just an arbitrary Cobb measurement. The patient's skeletal maturity, balance, and other parameters of curve size also should be considered. Although it is desirable to fuse as few segments as possible, there is no benefit to fusing short if the top and botto...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bridwell KH

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-four patients were objectively evaluated with a weight-bearing pattern analyzer to determine whether spine deformity has an effect on the amount of weight borne on the right versus left foot and on the fore versus the hind foot. Patients with idiopathic scoliosis treated with bracing and surgery and patients wi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hoppenfeld S,Lopez RA,Molnar G

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of 260 patients with acute spine fractures treated at a tertiary trauma center from 1989 to 2009. OBJECTIVE:To correlate the Interpedicular distance (IPD) to the percentage of narrowing of the spinal canal and to the presence of neurological deficit and laminar fracture in thoracolu...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Caffaro MF,Avanzi O

更新日期：2012-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A single large family, in which adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and pectus excavatum (PE) segregate as an autosomal dominant condition, was evaluated. Genome-wide linkage analysis and candidate gene sequencing were performed. OBJECTIVE:To map the disease-causing locus in a large white family in whic...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Gurnett CA,Alaee F,Bowcock A,Kruse L,Lenke LG,Bridwell KH,Kuklo T,Luhmann SJ,Dobbs MB

更新日期：2009-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A systematic review. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness of motor control exercise (MCE) in patients with nonspecific low back pain (LBP). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:MCE is a common form of exercise used for managing LBP. MCE focuses on the activation of the deep trunk musc...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Saragiotto BT,Maher CG,Yamato TP,Costa LOP,Costa LCM,Ostelo RWJG,Macedo LG

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective review of spinal deformity in patients with congenital heart disease surgically treated through a median sternotomy before the age of 8 years. Assessment was done on chest roentgenograms at skeletal maturity. OBJECTIVES:To determine if patients surgically treated through a median sternotom...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ruiz-Iban MA,Burgos J,Aguado HJ,Diaz-Heredia J,Roger I,Muriel A,Sanchez PA

更新日期：2005-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A sheep cervical spine interbody fusion model was used to determine the effect of combined insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and transforming growth factor-beta-1 (TGF-beta1) applied by a poly-(D,L-lactide) (PDLLA)-coated cage. OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a new P...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kandziora F,Schmidmaier G,Schollmeier G,Bail H,Pflugmacher R,Görke T,Wagner M,Raschke M,Mittlmeier T,Haas NP

更新日期：2002-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Both the cadaveric and clinical examples of anomalous vertebral artery courses are described. The incidence of this anomaly in the general population and recognition, complications, and treatment options for these patients when undergoing anterior cervical decompression are discussed. OBJECTIVES:Cadaveric...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Curylo LJ,Mason HC,Bohlman HH,Yoo JU

更新日期：2000-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective, single-cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate thoracic and thoracolumbar scoliosis using the Kaneda anterior spine dual-rod system (KASS). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:In selected cases, anterior correction of scoliosis has several advantages over the traditional posterior instrumentation. Other ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Saraph VJ,Krismer M,Wimmer C

更新日期：2005-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:An experimental study to elucidate the initial factors in the pathogenesis of lumbar pain caused by disc herniation. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of autologous nucleus pulposus on blood flow and endoneurial fluid pressure in dorsal root ganglia. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Human sciatica is known to ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Yabuki S,Kikuchi S,Olmarker K,Myers RR

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review of all CT scans of pelvis and abdomen performed at our institution in October and November 2000. OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence and extent of radiographic pelvic asymmetry in a population of patients not preselected for having low back pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Pelvic a...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Badii M,Shin S,Torreggiani WC,Jankovic B,Gustafson P,Munk PL,Esdaile JM

更新日期：2003-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective observational study. OBJECTIVE:To provide a more accurate estimate of the rate of acute spinous process fractures associated with IPS surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Biomechanical cadaveric studies have suggested adequate spinous process strength to support placement of interspinous proce...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kim DH,Tantorski M,Shaw J,Martha J,Li L,Shanti N,Rencu T,Parazin S,Kwon B

更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case report. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility, safety, and accuracy of a new robotic system for performing posterior C1-2 transarticular screw fixation for atlantoaxial instability. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:C1-2 transarticular fixation is a reliable procedure. However, the...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Tian W

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00