Chronic cervical pain: radiculopathy or brachialgia. Noninterventional treatment.

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Single-center prospective non-randomized matched cohort comparison. OBJECTIVE:To compare elective lumbar spine surgery outcomes for cases triaged through a multidisciplinary spine pathway versus conventional referral processes. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Many health care systems have facilitated low back...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wu A,Liu L,Fourney DR

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have tested 51 instrumented calf spines in vitro, using a scoliosis simulator, to evaluate the adequacy of fixation and nature of acute failure seen with various methods of scoliosis instrumentation. Tests were performed in compressive loading, rotation, and forward bending on the following instrumentation...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wenger DR,Carollo JJ,Wilkerson JA Jr,Wauters K,Herring JA

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnostic cervical medial branch blocks and zygapophysial joint blocks were used to test the hypothesis that the cervical zygapophyseal joints can be the source of pain in patients with idiopathic neck pain. Complete temporary relief of all symptoms was obtained in 17 out of 24 consecutive patients. Two major groups ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bogduk N,Marsland A

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective case series. OBJECTIVE:To determine the incidence of additional vertebral compression fractures diagnosed with repeat MRI immediately before vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Vertebral compression fractures, which occur frequently in the elderly, are more likely in p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Benz BK,Gemery JM,McIntyre JJ,Eskey CJ

更新日期：2009-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The intervertebral stability of bony consolidated anteroposterior lumbosacral spondylodesis is evaluated by roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis and direct surgical exploration before and after removal of the internal fixator. OBJECTIVES:To determine the remaining in vivo stability of spinal arthrodesi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Pape D,Fritsch E,Kelm J,Müller K,Georg T,Kohn D,Adam F

更新日期：2002-02-01 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:A randomized clinical trial. OBJECTIVES:To assess the efficacy of motorized continuous traction for low back pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The available studies on the efficacy of lumbar traction do not allow clear conclusions because of severe methodologic flaws. The current trial aimed to overcome t...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Beurskens AJ,de Vet HC,Köke AJ,Regtop W,van der Heijden GJ,Lindeman E,Knipschild PG

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective database study. OBJECTIVE:We sought to investigate trends and risk factors for new-onset anxiety and/or depression within 6 months after elective spine surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Surgery represents a stressful experience associated with a number of physiological and psychological c...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bekeris J,Wilson LA,Fiasconaro M,Poeran J,Liu J,Girardi F,Memtsoudis SG

更新日期：2020-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case report. OBJECTIVE:We reviewed the case of a 44-year-old woman who underwent long-segment fusion and an artificial disc replacement. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There have been many reported advantages and disadvantages of stopping the fusion at L5, with the theoretical benefits being preserved motion...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lehman RA Jr,Lenke LG

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of thoracic chordoma successfully treated with surgical excision is reported and described. Thoracic chordomata presenting as posterior superior mediastinal tumors occur infrequently and may be highly malignant lesions. Early radical surgery through thoracotomy provide the best hope of cure, and radiation offer...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cotler HB,Cotler JM,Cohn HE,Israel HI,Gartland JJ

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To assess the ability of local vancomycin powder to prevent wound infection after posterior cervical fusion. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Wound infections are a significant source of morbidity and cost associated with spine surgery. Intraoperative application of vanc...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Strom RG,Pacione D,Kalhorn SP,Frempong-Boadu AK

更新日期：2013-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective study. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship of the parameters of cervical sagittal alignment between those obtained from cervical CT and those obtained from radiography, as well as to determine which parameter would help predict physiological lordosis of the ce...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Jun HS,Chang IB,Song JH,Kim TH,Park MS,Kim SW,Oh JK

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Experimental study. OBJECTIVES:To compare two devices for measuring cervical range of motion, a three-dimensional ultrasound motion device (Zebris) and a gravity-reference goniometer (Myrin). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Assessment of cervical range of motion is used to evaluate the effect of different tre...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Malmström EM,Karlberg M,Melander A,Magnusson M

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective radiographic and chart review. OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between lumbar total disc replacement (TDR) range of motion (ROM) and clinical outcome at 8.6-year follow-up. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There are no studies on the relationship between TDR motion and clinical outcomes. M...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Huang RC,Girardi FP,Cammisa FP Jr,Lim MR,Tropiano P,Marnay T

更新日期：2005-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is a preliminary report of a 10-year investigation of the development of an intervertebral disc prosthesis. Spinal fusion is a method for the treatment of chronic, disabling low-back pain that does not respond to nonoperative treatments. Spinal fusion, however, has various adverse effects, and the results...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lee CK,Langrana NA,Parsons JR,Zimmerman MC

更新日期：1991-06-01 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：:The human spinal column, devoid of musculature, is incapable of carrying normal physiologic loads. In an in vitro experiment, the effect of simulated intersegmental muscle forces on spinal instability was investigated. Intact and sequentially injured fresh lumbar functional spinal units were subjected to three-dimensi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Panjabi M,Abumi K,Duranceau J,Oxland T

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective study. OBJECTIVE:To determine the incidence and risk factors of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) in young children who underwent posterior instrumented spinal fusion. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:PJK is a well-recognized postoperative complication in adults and adolescents. However, there...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Chen X,Chen ZH,Qiu Y,Zhu ZZ,Li S,Xu L,Sun X

更新日期：2017-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The Dallas Pain Questionnaire (DPQ) was developed to assess the amount of chronic spinal pain that affects four aspects (daily and work-leisure activities, anxiety-depression, and social interest) of the patients' lives. Results of the DPQ's statistical properties suggest that the DPQ is an externally reliable instrum...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lawlis GF,Cuencas R,Selby D,McCoy CE

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. OBJECTIVE:To compare radiographical analysis and clinical outcomes of spinal osteotomy techniques, including Smith-Petersen osteotomy (SPO), pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO), and vertebral column resection (VCR), and analyze the relationship between preoperative evaluation and p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Xia L,Li P,Wang D,Bao D,Xu J

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mobility of hips and lumbar spine were measured in 301 men and 175 women who were in employment but suffered from chronic or recurrent low-back pain. The degree of low-back pain (LBP) was assessed with a questionnaire. Hip flexion, extension, internal rotation, and hamstring flexibility in the men, and hip flexion and...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Mellin G

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In vitro cadaveric study. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to quantify the relative biomechanical protection resulting from "saving a level" in long spinal fusions. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:"Saving levels" in spinal deformity surgery is desirable. Constructs with lowest instrumented vertebra (LI...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Auerbach JD,Lonner BS,Errico TJ,Freeman A,Goerke D,Beaubien BP

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This study analyzed the correlation between the atlantoaxial instability (especially sagittal plane rotatory instability) and myelopathy. Thirty-four patients with os odontoideum were reviewed in clinical symptoms and radiographs. OBJECTIVES:The results were correlated to provide a rationale for the genes...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Watanabe M,Toyama Y,Fujimura Y

更新日期：1996-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to evaluate outcomes between patients receiving LMWH vs. UH in a retrospective cohort of patients with spine trauma. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Although multiple clinical trials have been conducted, current gu...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Neifert SN,Chapman EK,Rothrock RJ,Gilligan J,Yuk F,McNeill IT,Rasouli JJ,Gal JS,Caridi JM

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective database review. OBJECTIVE:To understand medical complication rates, readmission rates, costs, and discharge dispositions in anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIFs) versus transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions (TLIFs)/posterior lumbar interbody fusions (PLIFs) for lumbar degenerative dise...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Qureshi R,Puvanesarajah V,Jain A,Shimer AL,Shen FH,Hassanzadeh H

更新日期：2017-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective study. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study was to examine survival after surgery for a metastatic spinal tumor using prognostic factors in the new Katagiri score. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Surgery for spinal metastasis can improve quality of life and facilitate treatment of the primary canc...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kobayashi K,Ando K,Nakashima H,Sato K,Kanemura T,Yoshihara H,Hirasawa A,Kato F,Ishiguro N,Imagama S

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Three transaxial slices, dividing each disc into four layers of equal thickness, were made in each of 19 T12-L1 discs. Naked-eye and stereoscopic examination was used to record abnormalities of the T12 (superior) surface of the upper slice, opposing surfaces of the central slice, and the L1 (inferior) surf...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Vernon-Roberts B,Fazzalari NL,Manthey BA

更新日期：1997-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review of prospectively-collected, multicenter adult spinal deformity (ASD) database. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of patients who accrue catastrophic cost (CC) with ASD surgery utilizing direct, actual costs, and determine the feasibility of predicting these outl...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ames CP,Smith JS,Gum JL,Kelly M,Vila-Casademunt A,Burton DC,Hostin R,Yeramaneni S,Lafage V,Schwab FJ,Shaffrey CI,Bess S,Pellisé F,Serra-Burriel M,European Spine Study Group and International Spine Study Group.

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Analysis of a prospective, multicenter cohort study. OBJECTIVE:The aim of our study was to compare thresholds of published minimal clinically important differences (MCID) for the three-level EuroQol-5D health survey (EQ-5D-3L) summary index (range -0.53 to 1.00) with our anchor-based estimate and evaluate...

journal_title：Spine

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

更新日期：2020-09-15 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