Thoracic microendoscopic discectomy: a human cadaver study.

abstract：:The standing heights of 40 children with scoliosis and 110 persons from their immediate families were compared with those of a group of 349 contemporary control subjects. Skeletal bone ages and puberty ratings did not differ from normal, but the children with scoliosis were found to be significantly taller than the co...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Carr AJ,Jefferson RJ,Turner-Smith AR

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case is presented with clinical and radiologic follow-up assessment to evaluate the possible effectiveness of tandem interbody fusion grafting. OBJECTIVE:To design a technique for rescuing a long iliac crest bone autograft that is too short or must be shortened because of the undesirable shape some long...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Telfeian AE,Marcotte P

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to investigate the relative strengths of dural repair using standard suture techniques, suture supplemented with tissue adhesive, and tissue adhesive alone. Uniform 2 mm dural defects were created in adult beagles, repaired, and then subjected to pressurization testing. Defects repaired with ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cain JE Jr,Rosenthal HG,Broom MJ,Jauch EC,Borek DA,Jacobs RR

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Post hoc analysis of data from the National Low Back Pain Study, a prospective observational multicenter study of patients referred for the evaluation and treatment of persistent low back problems. OBJECTIVE:To identify patient characteristics associated with use of particular diagnostic imaging examinati...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ackerman SJ,Steinberg EP,Bryan RN,BenDebba M,Long DM

更新日期：1997-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This cohort study compares motion characteristics during forward bending of a group of chronic female patients either with low back pain (LBP) or pelvic girdle pain (PGP) and healthy subjects using computer-video analysis. OBJECTIVE:This study determines whether subcategories of back pain patients could b...

journal_title：Spine

authors： van Wingerden JP,Vleeming A,Ronchetti I

更新日期：2008-05-15 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：:STUDY DESIGN. A qualitative and semiquantitative study of the morphology of the human thoracolumbar transversospinal (TSP) muscles. OBJECTIVE. To further define the functional morphology of the thoracolumbar TSP muscles. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA. The TSP muscle group plays an important role in vertebral function but...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cornwall J,Stringer MD,Duxson M

更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Vertebral growth plates at different postnatal ages were assessed for active intercellular signaling pathways. OBJECTIVE:To generate a spatial and temporal map of the major signaling pathways active in the postnatal mouse lumbar vertebral growth plate. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The growth of all long bo...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Dahia CL,Mahoney EJ,Durrani AA,Wylie C

更新日期：2011-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective, nonblinded, multicenter study of outcomes in patients undergoing single-level anterior lumbar discectomy and interbody fusion with InFUSE Bone Graft. OBJECTIVE:To determine the safety and effectiveness of InFUSE Bone Graft applied to an absorbable collagen sponge in anterior lumbar interbod...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Burkus JK,Transfeldt EE,Kitchel SH,Watkins RG,Balderston RA

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to investigate the ligaments in the exit zone of lumbar foramen and describe their anatomic relationships with adjacent structures. Few studies have been reported on the ligaments of foramen and the anatomic relationships on the lumbar level. The ligament described in this stu...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Caglar Y YS,Dolgun H,Ugur HC,Kahilogullari G,Tekdemir I,Elhan A

更新日期：2004-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:For in vitro studies, there is no basis for choosing a "load control study" over a "displacement control" study. This study qualitatively compared results from in vitro and in vivo tests, allowing the authors to address the experimental assumptions that in vitro testing contributes to the understanding of ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Dekutoski MB,Schendel MJ,Ogilvie JW,Olsewski JM,Wallace LJ,Lewis JL

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The Low Back Pain Symptom Check List identifies psychological disturbance in patients with low back pain. This report traces the development of a translation for Hispanic populations. OBJECTIVE:The study explores the reliability and assesses the equivalence of the translation in providing pain and psychol...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Leavitt F,Gilbert NS,Mooney V

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents the content and the application criteria of a questionnaire intended for the study of spinal disorders in workers and the results of an investigation, carried out via this questionnaire, in a group of 1205 male workers not exposed to occupational risks for the spine either currently or in the pas...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Occhipinti E,Colombini D,Grieco A

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Forty patients were enrolled in 2 FDA-approved pilot Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) studies using Cortoss for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures (VCF). Twenty patients were treated at 3 centers, using vertebroplasty (VP) and 20 patients were treated at 5 centers, using kyphoplasty (KP...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bae H,Shen M,Maurer P,Peppelman W,Beutler W,Linovitz R,Westerlund E,Peppers T,Lieberman I,Kim C,Girardi F

更新日期：2010-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To understand whether patients actually perceive increased limitations as compared with their preoperative state due to stiffness after lumbar arthrodesis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Lumbar arthrodesis by intention eliminates spinal motion in an attempt to decrease pai...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hart RA,Marshall LM,Hiratzka SL,Kane MS,Volpi J,Hiratzka JR

更新日期：2014-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Risks and benefits of using a tibial graft for posterior spinal fusion in neuromuscular scoliosis were evaluated in a long-term follow-up study. A consecutive series of 72 patients underwent posterior spinal fusion for neuromuscular scoliosis. OBJECTIVES:Radiologic outcome was assessed to evaluate the qua...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Zeller RD,Ghanem I,Miladi L,Dubousset J

更新日期：1994-07-15 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:Basic science, biologic study. OBJECTIVE:To determine the potential benefits of using resveratrol (RSV) for intervertebral disc (IVD) matrix repair and regeneration. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The phytoestrogen RSV is a natural compound found in various plants including grapes and red wines. RSV has been...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Li X,Phillips FM,An HS,Ellman M,Thonar EJ,Wu W,Park D,Im HJ

更新日期：2008-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Coil springs were stretched and attached to produce a compressive force across the lumbar intervertebral discs of dogs for up to 53 weeks. OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that compressive forces applied to the intervertebral disc for a long period of time cause disc degeneration in vivo in a dog model. ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hutton WC,Ganey TM,Elmer WA,Kozlowska E,Ugbo JL,Doh ES,Whitesides TE Jr

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Forty-one patients undergoing lumbar laminectomy for radiculopathy resulting from herniated discs assessed their health status using a generic health outcome instrument (Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36) before surgery and at an average of 2 years after surgery. OBJECTIVES:To assess whether lumbar lam...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Albert TJ,Mesa JJ,Eng K,McIntosh TC,Balderston RA

更新日期：1996-04-15 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:A retrospective study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the treatment of odontoid fractures combined with lower cervical spinal injury. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Odontoid fractures combined with a lower cervical spinal injury are rarely reported in the literature and their incidence and characteristics are not ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Li F,Chen Q,Xu K

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A 5-year clinical follow-up assessment of a prospective randomized study of chemonucleolysis using chymopapain (4000 IU) or collagenase (400 ABC units) was performed. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Intradiscal therapy can be performed for patients with contained discs by chemonucleolysis, percutaneous discect...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wittenberg RH,Oppel S,Rubenthaler FA,Steffen R

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective validity study. OBJECTIVE:To determine how accurately intermittent fluoroscopy detects inadvertent intravascular injection during transforaminal epidurals. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Serious morbidity caused by transforaminal epidural injections is frequently related to inadvertent vascular i...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Smuck M,Fuller BJ,Chiodo A,Benny B,Singaracharlu B,Tong H,Ho S

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A cross-sectional design was used to correlate cervical radiographic findings of spinal degeneration to neck pain and disability. OBJECTIVES:The results were correlated to assess the clinical importance of radiographic spinal degeneration. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Past investigations suggest little ass...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Marchiori DM,Henderson CN

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective, 2-factor design. The first factor was the group with 2 levels, spine surgery and control. The second factor was timing with 3 levels, baseline, 1-week follow-up, and 6-week follow-up. OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to assess changes in caloric requirements and the body's nutritional...

journal_title：Spine

authors： McMulkin ML,Ferguson RL

更新日期：2004-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A review of methods to optimize anesthesia and analgesia for minimally invasive spine procedures. OBJECTIVE:To provide information to surgeons and anesthesiologists of methods to provide optimal anesthesia and pain control for minimally invasive spine surgery with an emphasis on preoperative planning. SU...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Buvanendran A,Thillainathan V

更新日期：2010-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the last substantially touched vertebra (LSTV) is a valid lowest instrumented vertebra (LIV) for both Lenke 1 and 2 curve patterns with AR lumbar modifiers, and to identify preoperative risk factors of distal adding-on. ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Murphy JS,Upasani VV,Yaszay B,Bastrom TP,Bartley CE,Samdani A,Lenke LG,Newton PO

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：METHODS:A wire-holding frame developed for sublaminar segmental instrumentation (SSI) has been used at the authors' institution for 14 years. RESULTS:In addition to careful technique of sublaminar wire passage, the frame reduces the risk of potential neurologic injury after wire passage by keeping the wires taut again...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Segal LS,Schwentker EP

更新日期：1994-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A cohort study based on the Swedish Spine Register. OBJECTIVE:To determine the relation between smoking status and disability after surgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Smoking and nicotine have been shown to inhibit lumbar spinal fusion and promote disc degeneration....

journal_title：Spine

authors： Sandén B,Försth P,Michaëlsson K

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00