Human nucleus pulposis can respond to a pro-inflammatory stimulus.

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case series of idiopathic scoliosis patients treated with thoracoscopic anterior instrumentation was compared to a similar group of patients treated by open anterior instrumentation. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the morbidity associated with thoracoscopic instrumentation compared to the open approach for thor...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Newton PO,Marks M,Faro F,Betz R,Clements D,Haher T,Lenke L,Lowe T,Merola A,Wenger D

更新日期：2003-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review of a multicenter database. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether surgeon experience is associated with complication rates in adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Multiple patient- and surgery-related factors have been shown to increase the risk of complications in...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Skovrlj B,Cho SK,Caridi JM,Bridwell KH,Lenke LG,Kim YJ

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case reports and review of the literature. OBJECTIVES:To review the clinical features, treatment, and outcome of juxtafacet cysts. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There have previously been 4 reported cases of thoracic juxtafacet cysts and 19 cases of cervical juxtafacet cysts. Cervical cysts have usually ori...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Stoodley MA,Jones NR,Scott G

更新日期：2000-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Anterior stabilization with combined plate and bone fusion was performed after neural decompression on ten patients for spondylotic cervical myelopathy, and for radiculopathy or trauma in three patients. Medial corpectomy was performed at one to four levels. Iliac crest or fibular bone grafts were secured by plates an...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Brown JA,Havel P,Ebraheim N,Greenblatt SH,Jackson WT

更新日期：1988-03-01 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:A case of bilateral symptomatic facet joint synovial cysts arising in association with calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease is reported. OBJECTIVE:To present a previously unreported cause for symptomatic synovial cysts of the lumbar spine. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Synovial cysts of the facet joints...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Gadgil AA,Eisenstein SM,Darby A,Cassar Pullicino V

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between preoperative baseline serum albumin and postoperative surgical complication. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The prevalence of malnutrition in the hospitalized patient population has only been recently recognized. Preoperative hypoal...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Adogwa O,Martin JR,Huang K,Verla T,Fatemi P,Thompson P,Cheng J,Kuchibhatla M,Lad SP,Bagley CA,Gottfried ON

更新日期：2014-08-15 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:Analysis of preoperative, 8-week, 1-year, and 2-year data from patients with right thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treated by posterior Universal Spine System (Stratec Medical, Oberdorf, Switzerland). OBJECTIVE:Report 2-year results and the association between back surface and radiographic assess...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Pratt RK,Webb JK,Burwell RG,Cole AA

更新日期：2001-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case is reported in which a 45-year-old man developed cauda equina syndrome caused by enlargement of an L4-L5 juxtafacet cyst diagnosed 4 months earlier. OBJECTIVES:To highlight the short interval that can elapse between the discovery of a juxtafacet cyst and its remarkable progression. SUMMARY OF BACK...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Paolini S,Ciappetta P,Santoro A,Ramieri A

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve patients with locked facets of the lower cervical spine were surgically treated through an anterior approach. The interlocking was bilateral in 2 cases and unilateral in 10; in all patients, skull traction failed to obtain the reduction. The technique of anterior reduction is described, with particular attentio...

journal_title：Spine

authors： de Oliveira JC

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was done to determine the entire clinical spectrum of lumbar spine disease in 47 adult patients, averaging 27.6 years of age, with achondroplasia. Five distinct clinical categories were defined. Twenty-eight percent of the patients were asymptomatic; 28% had only mechanical or degenerative lumbar...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kahanovitz N,Rimoin DL,Sillence DO

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This was an experimental study to compare various methods of storing rib autograft between stages of spinal surgery. OBJECTIVE:The authors' goal was to determine the optimum conditions for storing bone graft, while preserving its osteogenic potential. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:It never has been demonstr...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Evans CE,Williamson JB

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In this study, normal intervertebral disc (IVD) tissues and degenerative human IVD tissues were compared for presence of fibronectin (FN) mRNA splice variants and for FN fragments (FN-f). OBJECTIVE:To further understand FN RNA splice forms and protein fragments in disc degeneration. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Anderson DG,Markova D,Adams SL,Pacifici M,An HS,Zhang Y

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A matched cohort analysis of long adult deformity fusions according to distal fusion level (L5 vs. S1). OBJECTIVE.: To compare the results of long adult deformity fusions to either L5 or the sacrum in the presence of a "healthy" 5-1 disc using a matched cohort analysis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:For adul...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Edwards CC 2nd,Bridwell KH,Patel A,Rinella AS,Berra A,Lenke LG

更新日期：2004-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Various techniques of percutaneous lumbar disc surgery have become popular for treating lumbar disc herniations. There is a vast and increasing body of literature on this topic that consists mainly of retrospective, uncontrolled clinical studies, technical articles, and case reports. A literature analysis revealed two...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Mayer HM

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This study investigated the effects of the intensive physical rehabilitation program on the trunk and knee extensor muscles in patients with chronic low back pain. At baseline and after 3 months, strength was measured and muscle biopsies were taken. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effects of strength exercises...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Rissanen A,Kalimo H,Alaranta H

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Feasibility study on the acquisition of lumbar spine kinematic data from upright magnetic resonance images obtained under heavy load carrying conditions. OBJECTIVE:To characterize the effect of the load on spinal kinematics of active Marines under typical load carrying conditions from a macroscopic and lu...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Rodríguez-Soto AE,Jaworski R,Jensen A,Niederberger B,Hargens AR,Frank LR,Kelly KR,Ward SR

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective study investigated pre-injury emotional trauma in out-of-work, blue collar patients with chronic back pain (N = 27) who participated in a 30-hour workshop in which a wide range of cognitive skills was taught to help patients with rehabilitation and return them to work. OBJECTIVES:This stud...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Blair JA,Blair RS,Rueckert P

更新日期：1994-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The expression of growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43), a marker of axonal growth, in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons innervating the lumbar intervertebral disc was assessed using the retrograde tracing method and immunohistochemistry. OBJECTIVES:To study whether disc inflammation affects GAP-43 e...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Aoki Y,Ohtori S,Ino H,Douya H,Ozawa T,Saito T,Moriya H,Takahashi K

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether classification of increased signal intensity (ISI) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of spinal cord in patients with cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (C-OPLL) reflects severity of myelopathy and surgical outcome. SUM...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ito K,Imagama S,Ito K,Ito Z,Ando K,Kobayashi K,Hida T,Tsushima M,Ishikawa Y,Matsumoto A,Machino M,Nishida Y,Ishiguro N,Kato F

更新日期：2017-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Literature review. OBJECTIVE:To describe the state of the literature regarding the performance of lumbar fusion for low back pain due to degenerative disease of the spine. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The effectiveness and costs associated with spinal surgery have been a topic of significant debate in both...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Resnick DK

更新日期：2007-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Population-based, case-control and case-crossover study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate associations between chiropractic visits and vertebrobasilar artery (VBA) stroke and to contrast this with primary care physician (PCP) visits and VBA stroke. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Chiropractic care is popular for neck...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cassidy JD,Boyle E,Côté P,He Y,Hogg-Johnson S,Silver FL,Bondy SJ

更新日期：2008-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Randomized clinical trial (level I evidence). OBJECTIVE:To compare the accuracy of non-navigation and Iso-C based navigation in pedicle screw fixation in thoracic spine deformities. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Thoracic pedicle screw insertion for spinal deformity correction can be associated with increase...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Rajasekaran S,Vidyadhara S,Ramesh P,Shetty AP

更新日期：2007-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective longitudinal study with 1-year follow-up. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Little is known about the consequences of having back pain and the patterns underlying the decisions to use medical care. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study is to describe care utilization for low back pain (LBP) and to inve...

journal_title：Spine

authors： IJzelenberg W,Burdorf A

更新日期：2004-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Human cadaveric biomechanical study. OBJECTIVE:To determine the fixation strength of laterally directed, cortical pedicle screws under physiological loads. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Lateral trajectory cortical pedicle screws have been described as a means of obtaining improved fixation while minimizing ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Baluch DA,Patel AA,Lullo B,Havey RM,Voronov LI,Nguyen NL,Carandang G,Ghanayem AJ,Patwardhan AG

更新日期：2014-10-15 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：:Details of ten new cases of spondylothoracic dysplasia (the Jarcho-Levin syndrome) are presented. During follow-up, lasting between 8 and 21 years, two children in this group died. Our observations did not confirm Heilbronner's theory concerning the existence of two distinctive types of this syndrome: Type 1 or fatal,...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Herold HZ,Edlitz M,Baruchin A

更新日期：1988-05-01 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：:Over a 2-year period, 92 patients were submitted as outpatients to lumbar myelography using lopamidol, a new nonionic water-soluble contrast medium. The incidence and severity of adverse reactions associated with myelography in these cases were compared with those in 116 patients who underwent lopamidol myelography as...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Postacchini F,Massobrio M

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00