Identifying sources of variability in scoliosis classification using a rule-based automated algorithm.

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective observational study. OBJECTIVE:To determine the discriminant validity of the Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22) health-related quality-of-life (HRQL) questionnaire for idiopathic scoliosis patients based on curve pattern and curve size. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:An important psychometric...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Asher M,Min Lai S,Burton D,Manna B

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three-dimensional deformities in vertebrae of patients with idiopathic scoliosis were analyzed quantitatively using three-dimensional computed tomography. To evaluate the deformities, the vertebral lordosis and scoliosis were defined clearly. An average lordosis of 7.9 degrees and an average scoliosis of 6.8 degrees w...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kojima T,Kurokawa T

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the macromolecular matrix of the intervertebral disc may predispose to biomechanical failure of the disc. Such changes would involve extracellular enzymes capable of altering the collagen and proteoglycan of the disc matrix. In this study, extracts from homogenates of both annuli fibrosi and nuclei pulposi ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Sedowofia KA,Tomlinson IW,Weiss JB,Hilton RC,Jayson MI

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A systematic review within the Cochrane Collaboration Back Review Group. OBJECTIVES:To assess the effectiveness of back schools for patients with nonspecific low back pain (LBP). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Since the introduction of the Swedish back school in 1969, back schools have frequently been used f...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Heymans MW,van Tulder MW,Esmail R,Bombardier C,Koes BW

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord evoked potentials were recorded from spinous processes of the lumbar, thoracic, and cervical levels of the spinal column of normal cats in response to direct stimulation of the sciatic nerve and subcutaneous stimulation of the posterior tibial nerve. The typical primary response was altered by changes in l...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Reger SI,Henry DT,Whitehill R,Wang GJ,Stamp WG

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To examine differences between preoperative and postoperative fear of movement and investigate the relationship between fear of movement and pain, disability and physical health after spinal surgery for degenerative conditions. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Consistent evi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Archer KR,Wegener ST,Seebach C,Song Y,Skolasky RL,Thornton C,Khanna AJ,Riley LH 3rd

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective. OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score and inpatient pain and narcotics consumption following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Higher ASA scores have been previously linked to increased posto...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Yoo JS,Brundage TS,Hrynewycz NM,Singh K

更新日期：2019-11-15 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:Narrative review. OBJECTIVE:Describe current issues of outcomes assessment in spine research, with a focus on their application to advocacy oriented research. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Outcomes measurement in back pain has advanced substantially over the past decade. METHODS:Qualitative assessment of o...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Carey TS,Mielenz TJ

更新日期：2007-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injury was studied using a drop-weight technique in a rat model. A constant weight of 10 g was dropped from 2.5, 5.0 and 17.5 cm heights. The trauma delivered was quantified by biomechanical parameters of weight drop height, maximum force, and impulse, while the functional deficit produced by injury was qu...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Panjabi MM,Wrathall JR

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fixation to the sacrum and pelvis is a problem in the operative treatment of spinal deformity. Previous testing of pedicle screws address axial pull-out strength, yet how screws are loaded in vivo remains unknown. The goals of this study were to determine the loads experienced by sacral screws when loaded as part of C...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Pashman RS,Hu SS,Schendel MJ,Bradford DS

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Translation and psychometric testing. OBJECTIVE:To adapt the neck disability index (NDI) cross-culturally to Arabic language and to investigate the reliability and validity of the Arabic version of NDI in an Arabic-speaking sample with neck pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Although largely used, no previ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Shaheen AA,Omar MT,Vernon H

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study possible neurologic complications, five lambs were operated on by sublaminar wiring at the thoracolumbar spine. Monitoring of the central motor pathway was carried out by percutaneous electrostimulation. A comparative anatomic study was designed to compare the magnitude of the spinal canal and the area occupi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Pampliega T,Beguiristain JL,Artieda J

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Mechanical and microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) study of cadaver spines. OBJECTIVE:To compare porosity and thickness of vertebral endplates with (1) compressive stresses measured in adjacent intervertebral discs and (2) grade of disc degeneration. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Endplate porosity is import...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Zehra U,Robson-Brown K,Adams MA,Dolan P

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Immunohistological and behavioral analysis of the effect of a tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitor in an injured-nerve model. OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of direct application of a TNF-alpha inhibitor (etanercept) on injured-nerve pain caused by nucleus pulposus. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND D...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Norimoto M,Ohtori S,Yamashita M,Inoue G,Yamauchi K,Koshi T,Suzuki M,Orita S,Eguchi Y,Sugiura A,Ochiai N,Takaso M,Takahashi K

更新日期：2008-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-four volunteer asymptomatic men between 18 and 40 years of age were evaluated as to their ability to lift. An innovative isokinetic device was used to measure lifting force. This device does not isolate any specific body part, yet it measures the muscular force of lifting an object whose speed of ascent is cont...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Porterfield JA,Mostardi RA,King S,Ariki P,Moats E,Noe D

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Literature review and discussion. OBJECTIVE:To discuss the role played by beliefs, expectations, coping, and depression in the transition to chronicity in whiplash-associated disorders (WAD), and to discuss their clinical and research implications. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Psychological factors are imp...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Carroll LJ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Computerized tomography (CT) of the lumbar spine cadaveric specimens was used to evaluate the effect of increasing the height of the disc space in the lumbar spine to the facet joint articulation in the sagittal plane. OBJECTIVE:To show how the facet joint articulation is affected by increasing the height...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Liu J,Ebraheim NA,Haman SP,Shafiq Q,Karkare N,Biyani A,Goel VK,Woldenberg L

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Meta-analysis methodology was extended to derive comparative effectiveness information on spinal manipulation for low back pain. OBJECTIVE:Determine relative effectiveness of spinal manipulation therapies (SMTs), medical management, physical therapies, and exercise for acute and chronic nonsurgical low ba...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Menke JM

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A randomized controlled trial. OBJECTIVE:To investigate feed-forward activation or timing of abdominal muscle activation in response to rapid shoulder flexion after 8 weeks with core stability exercises, sling exercises, or general exercises in chronic nonspecific low back pain (LBP) patients. SUMMARY OF...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Vasseljen O,Unsgaard-Tøndel M,Westad C,Mork PJ

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Evaluation of results a longer than 10-year follow-up of patients with upper cervical lesions due to rheumatoid arthritis who underwent occipitocervical fusion. OBJECTIVE:To determine the final outcome of patients with upper cervical lesions due to rheumatoid arthritis treated by occipitocervical fusion. ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Matsunaga S,Ijiri K,Koga H

更新日期：2000-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to describe the microbiology of surgical site infection (SSI) in spine surgery and relationship with surgical management characteristics. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:SSI is an important complication of spine surgery that results in signific...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Abdul-Jabbar A,Berven SH,Hu SS,Chou D,Mummaneni PV,Takemoto S,Ames C,Deviren V,Tay B,Weinstein P,Burch S,Liu C

更新日期：2013-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Emerging techniques for management of degenerative disc disease include modern fusion interbody cage devices, intradiscal electrothermal therapy, and disc prostheses among others. The management of discogenic low back pain is controversial: its accurate diagnosis is difficult, and treatment is inconsistent. Before wid...

journal_title：Spine

authors： An H,Boden SD,Kang J,Sandhu HS,Abdu W,Weinstein J

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective study of 27 patients who underwent anterior decompression and fusion (ADF) for treatment of cervical myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). OBJECTIVES:To compare surgical outcome of ADF with that of laminoplasty. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:During the p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Iwasaki M,Okuda S,Miyauchi A,Sakaura H,Mukai Y,Yonenobu K,Yoshikawa H

更新日期：2007-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Two groups of surgically treated patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis were compared. Those who had decompression accompanied by fusion had more favorable outcomes than those treated with decompression alone. ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Feffer HL,Wiesel SW,Cuckler JM,Rothman RH

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective observational cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To determine change in pelvic incidence (PI) and loss of correction after long fusion with iliac screws, the effect of iliac screw loosening, and global alignment according to postoperative PI. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Posterior long fixation and fusi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Oba H,Ebata S,Takahashi J,Ikegami S,Koyama K,Haro H,Kato H,Ohba T

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case series and review of literature. OBJECTIVE:To report three cases of vascular injury during posterior lumbar disc surgery, two of these occurred during open discectomy, and one during an endoscopic surgery. Aim is to highlight importance of early diagnosis and prompt steps taken to prevent morbidity a...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Goel A,Kumar P,Bahadur R

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:An in vivo landrace model of cement augmentation of pedicle screw was established, and axial pull-out tests and histological analysis were performed. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the long-term in vivo biomechanical performance of pedicle screws augmented with calcium sulfate cement. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DAT...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Yi X,Wang Y,Lu H,Li C,Zhu T

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The classification system was derived through a literature review and expert opinion of experienced spine surgeons. In addition, a multicenter reliability and validity study of the system was conducted on a collection of trauma cases. OBJECTIVES:To define a novel classification system for subaxial cervica...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Vaccaro AR,Hulbert RJ,Patel AA,Fisher C,Dvorak M,Lehman RA Jr,Anderson P,Harrop J,Oner FC,Arnold P,Fehlings M,Hedlund R,Madrazo I,Rechtine G,Aarabi B,Shainline M,Spine Trauma Study Group.

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective case cohort series. OBJECTIVE:To analyze the outcomes of thoracoscopy in the surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Traditionally, progressive idiopathic scoliosis has been treated surgically with either an open posterior, anterior, or combined sur...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Norton RP,Patel D,Kurd MF,Picetti GD,Vaccaro AR

更新日期：2007-11-15 00:00:00