Lumbosacral stability of consolidated anteroposterior fusion after instrumentation removal determined by roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis and direct surgical exploration.

abstract：:The somatosensory cortical evoked potentials recorded during posterior spine fusion and instrumentation for 99 consecutive patients with idiopathic scoliosis, 18 years of age or younger, were retrospectively reviewed. The potentials were recorded from scalp electrodes while synchronously stimulating both tibial nerves...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Albanese SA,Spadaro JA,Lubicky JP,Henderson NA

更新日期：1991-08-01 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：:Fifteen cervical spines from cadavers were used to compare the rotational and translational stability of the Brooks fusion, a fusion construct using Halifax interlaminar clamps, and the Gallie fusion. The Brooks and Halifax clamp constructs exhibited significantly greater rotational and translational stiffness than th...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hajek PD,Lipka J,Hartline P,Saha S,Albright JA

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnostic ultrasound is used in research and clinical settings to determine the size of the lumbar spinal canal. When the technique was first introduced, measurements were obtained directly from an A-scan while concurrently viewing a B-scan. However, measurements obtained directly from a B-scan are now commonly used ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Battié MC,Hansson TH,Engel JM,Zeh J,Bigos SJ,Spengler DM

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. OBJECTIVE:A national population-based database was analyzed to characterize the risks of postoperative complications and mortality associated with the patient's body mass index (BMI) after lumbar spinal surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Obesity has been associated with greater p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Marquez-Lara A,Nandyala SV,Sankaranarayanan S,Noureldin M,Singh K

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Repeated measurements were made of surface postural angles registering the relative positions of the head and neck in photographs and of angles of the upper cervical vertebrae recorded in lateral cephalometric radiographs in the same subjects. For all registrations, subjects assumed the natural head rest p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Johnson GM

更新日期：1998-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Independent evaluation by two observers of 132 lumbar discs in 45 patients with chronic low back pain investigated by both magnetic resonance imaging and discography. OBJECTIVES:To assess some of the fundamental differences between lumbar disc protrusions, disc bulges, and discs with normal contour but ab...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Milette PC,Fontaine S,Lepanto L,Cardinal E,Breton G

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the development of a technique for reduction and fusion of spondylolisthesis that includes posterior mobilization with alartransverse fusion, halo-femoral traction with the patient in some extension, and finally, anterior interbody fusion of the lumbosacral joint. The report emphasizes the techni...

journal_title：Spine

authors： McPhee IB,O'Brien JP

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:During vertebroplasty (VP), polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) may leak into the posterior epidural venus plexus, provoking symptoms ranging from radicular pain to medullar compression. OBJECTIVES:To propose and test the feasibility of a procedure (cooling system) to prevent radicular irritation caused by fora...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kelekis AD,Martin JB,Somon T,Wetzel SG,Dietrich PY,Ruefenacht DA

更新日期：2003-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of a long-term study of 28 patients operated on for adhesive lumbar arachnoiditis are presented. The technique involved was microscopic lysis of adhesions. The first case of surgery was performed in 1966 and the last, in 1970, with followup through 1976. Numerous observations are made regarding the clinica...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Johnston JD,Matheny JB

更新日期：1978-03-01 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:Based on prospective assessment, patients with lumbar disc surgery were examined to determine reliable predictors for clinical outcome. OBJECTIVES:The prognostic value of a screening checklist developed in a previous study was evaluated in a 2-year follow-up. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Outcome studies of...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Junge A,Fröhlich M,Ahrens S,Hasenbring M,Sandler A,Grob D,Dvorák J

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report concerns 15 adults (nine men and six women) who experienced lumbar and sciatic pain associated with an unusual defect of the edges of the vertebral bodies together with a small bony ridge protruding into the spinal canal. This lesion was well demonstrated by computed tomography and easily differentiated fr...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Leroux JL,Fuentes JM,Baixas P,Benezech J,Chertok P,Blotman F

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrically evoked compound action potentials were used to quantify the neurophysiologic abnormalities caused by application of chymopapain into the lumbar spinal canal in rats. A branch of the sciatic nerve was stimulated with voltage impulses of constant amplitude (40 V) and duration (0.1 msec) at the right externa...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wehling P,Pak MA,Cleveland SJ,Schulitz KP

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to assess the preoperative neurologic risk in a consecutive series of spinal deformity patients undergoing correction surgery at one institution. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:During spinal deformity correction surgery, neurologic monitoring tech...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kamerlink JR,Errico T,Xavier S,Patel A,Patel A,Cohen A,Reiger M,Dryer J,Feldman D,Lonner B,Beric A,Schwab F

更新日期：2010-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Experimental animal study. OBJECTIVES:This study evaluates the in vitro and in vivo transduction efficacy and transgene expression in immune competent and pre-exposed rabbits. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Degenerative disc disease (DDD) continues to pose a substantial clinical problem. Therapeutic options ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lattermann C,Oxner WM,Xiao X,Li J,Gilbertson LG,Robbins PD,Kang JD

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective longitudinal cohort. OBJECTIVE:We investigated opioid prescribing patterns amongst adults in the United States diagnosed with low back or lower extremity pain (LBP/LEP) who underwent spine surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Opioid-based treatment of LBP/LEP and postsurgical pain has separa...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Fatemi P,Zhang Y,Ho A,Lama R,Jin M,Veeravagu A,Desai A,Ratliff JK

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In vitro human cadaveric study simultaneously quantifying sagittal plane flexibility and spinal canal stenosis. OBJECTIVE:To compare biomechanical stability and the change in cross-sectional area during flexion and extension after laminectomy and open-door laminoplasty. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Spinal ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Subramaniam V,Chamberlain RH,Theodore N,Baek S,Safavi-Abbasi S,Senoğlu M,Sonntag VK,Crawford NR

更新日期：2009-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective study with follow-up by a postal questionnaire to 6626 men nearly 40 years of age who had been examined for the first time at the age of 18. OBJECTIVES:To study the predictability of frequent musculoskeletal problems, health, lifestyle, and work situation from the examination 20 years earlier....

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hellsing AL,Bryngelsson IL

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case report and biomechanical study. OBJECTIVE:The objectives of this study were to report on a single case of a failed nucleus replacement device and to test the biomechanical properties of the failed device. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The use of spine arthroplasty techniques in the treatment of degener...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lindley EM,Jaafar S,Noshchenko A,Baldini T,Nair DP,Shandas R,Burger EL,Patel VV

更新日期：2010-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Laboratory/animal-based proof of principle study. OBJECTIVE:To validate the accuracy of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided stereotactic system for intraspinal electrode targeting and demonstrate the feasibility of such a system for controlling implantation of intraspinal electrodes. SUMMARY OF BAC...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Grahn PJ,Goerss SJ,Lujan JL,Mallory GW,Kall BA,Mendez AA,Trevathan JK,Felmlee JP,Bennet KE,Lee KH

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Systematic review, ambispective analysis of observational data. OBJECTIVE:To make recommendations as to whether or not urgent surgical decompression is ever indicated as the optimal treatment for enhancing neurologic recovery in a patient with acute central cord injury without fracture or instability. SU...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lenehan B,Fisher CG,Vaccaro A,Fehlings M,Aarabi B,Dvorak MF

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electromyographic studies have determined that muscle imbalance and asymmetry of stretch receptors in the paraspinal muscle of patients with idiopathic scoliosis may have a large role to play in the development and production of the deformity. This project consisted of a detailed histologic and histochemical analysis ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ford DM,Bagnall KM,Clements CA,McFadden KD

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Sixty radiographs were measured on two separate occasions by three physicians using four different techniques to evaluate the reliability and reproducibility of the measurement of lumbar lordosis. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate clinical methods of measuring lumbar lordosis, determining intraobserver and interobser...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Polly DW Jr,Kilkelly FX,McHale KA,Asplund LM,Mulligan M,Chang AS

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of a prospective, multicenter cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the added effect of surgical fusion as compared to decompression surgery alone in symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis patients with spondylolisthesis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The optimal surgical management of lumb...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ulrich NH,Burgstaller JM,Pichierri G,Wertli MM,Farshad M,Porchet F,Steurer J,Held U,LSOS Study Group.

更新日期：2017-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This is a retrospective cohort study using the National Inpatient Sample database. OBJECTIVE:The objective is to report mortality and complications after lumbar laminectomy in the elderly. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:As the population continues to age in the United States, it is important to consider the ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Li G,Patil CG,Lad SP,Ho C,Tian W,Boakye M

更新日期：2008-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Review article. OBJECTIVES:To review the medical literature and comprehensively discuss the management of bladder and sexual dysfunction after spinal cord injury. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The physiologic alterations that accompany spinal cord injury can lead to significant bladder and sexual dysfunctio...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Burns AS,Rivas DA,Ditunno JF

更新日期：2001-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Using a rabbit model of postnatal pulmonary hypoplasia, we investigated how expansion thoracoplasty affected growth of the spine and lungs. OBJECTIVE:By constricting the hemithorax in a growing rabbit to create postnatal pulmonary hypoplasia, we quantified how expansion thoracoplasty affects lung volume, ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Mehta HP,Snyder BD,Baldassarri SR,Hayward MJ,Giuffrida MJ,Entezari V,Jackson AC

更新日期：2010-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that spinal cord lesions cause postoperative upper extremity palsy. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Postoperative paresis, so-called C5 palsy, of the upper extremities is a common complication of cervical surgery. Although there are several hypotheses r...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hasegawa K,Homma T,Chiba Y

更新日期：2007-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A laboratory study using isolated ligamentous human cadaveric cervical spines to investigate canal occlusion during (transient) and after (steady-state) axial compressive fracture. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether differences exist between transient and postinjury canal occlusion under axial compressive lo...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Carter JW,Mirza SK,Tencer AF,Ching RP

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00