Osteoid osteomas and osteoblastomas of the occipitocervical junction.

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cadaveric in vitro computed tomography (CT) imaging study. OBJECTIVE:To examine minimum pedicle diameter from transverse and coronal CT reconstructions of thoracolumbar spine specimens and compare their degree of disparity, if any. Pedicle angulation in coronal and transverse planes was measured and their...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Simpson V,Clair B,Ordway NR,Albanese SA,Lavelle WF

更新日期：2016-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A controlled rabbit model of lumbar posterolateral intertransverse process arthrodesis was used to evaluate a bone graft substitute. OBJECTIVE:To determine the efficacy of demineralized bone matrix gel as an autograft extender, using different ratios of demineralized bone matrix to autograft and to determ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Morone MA,Boden SD

更新日期：1998-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Systematic review. OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of acupuncture for individuals with neck pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Neck pain is one of the 3 most frequently reported complaints of the musculoskeletal system. Treatments for neck pain are varied, as are the perceptions of benefits. METHODS.: W...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Trinh K,Graham N,Gross A,Goldsmith C,Wang E,Cameron I,Kay T

更新日期：2007-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A biomechanical study using multidirectional flexibility testing in a human cadaveric cervical spine model of a flexion-distraction injury. OBJECTIVES:To compare the immediate postoperative stabilizing effect of dynamic and rigid anterior cervical plates and to assess the confounding effects of bone miner...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Dvorak MF,Pitzen T,Zhu Q,Gordon JD,Fisher CG,Oxland TR

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case of destructive spondyloarthropathy was reported. OBJECTIVES:To describe the rapid destruction of intervertebral disc and vertebral body as a consequence of destructive spondyloarthropathy in a patients with end-stage renal disease receiving hemodialysis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:An important fac...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Chow KM,Griffith JF,Fung KY,Szeto CC

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Analysis of positional magnetic resonance images of normal volunteers. OBJECTIVE:To compare the reliability and precision of an active shape model to that of conventional lordosis measurements. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Characterization of lumbar lordosis commonly relies on measurement of angles; these ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Meakin JR,Gregory JS,Smith FW,Gilbert FJ,Aspden RM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case report. OBJECTIVE:To provide additional information on possible relations between uterine and spinal manifestations of leiomyosarcoma. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Spinal metastases and primary spinal manifestation of leiomyosarcoma and other malignant smooth muscle tumors are rarely observed. METHOD...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Nanassis K,Alexiadou-Rudolf C,Tsitsopoulos P

更新日期：1999-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A method comparison study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of body position and axial load of the lumbar spine on disc height, lumbar lordosis, and dural sac cross-sectional area (DCSA). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA.: The effects of flexion and extension on spinal canal diameters and DCSA are well docum...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Madsen R,Jensen TS,Pope M,Sørensen JS,Bendix T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the natural history of sciatica due to lumbosacral nerve root compromise and to evaluate the pathomorphologic changes that accompany the natural resolution of the disease. One hundred sixty-five consecutive patients, 114 males and 51 females, with an average age of 41 years (ran...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bush K,Cowan N,Katz DE,Gishen P

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A clinical series of patients with unilateral radiculopathy treated with the anterior cervical foraminotomy procedure. OBJECTIVE:To establish procedural techniques and clinical and radiologic outcomes for the anterior cervical foraminotomy procedure. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Cervical radiculopathy is t...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Johnson JP,Filler AG,McBride DQ,Batzdorf U

更新日期：2000-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A literature review and the authors' clinical experience for the indication of fusion in the degenerative lumbar and cervical spine is provided. OBJECTIVE:To establish absolute and relative criteria for the indication for fusion in the degenerative cervical and lumbar spine. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Fu...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bambakidis NC,Feiz-Erfan I,Klopfenstein JD,Sonntag VK

更新日期：2005-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A consecutive series of 22 giant cell tumor (GCTs) of the cervical spine which underwent surgical treatment was observed from 1990-2003. OBJECTIVE:This study reviews the clinical patterns and follow-up data of (GCT) of bone arising in the cervical spine which underwent surgical treatment. We attempt to co...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Junming M,Cheng Y,Dong C,Jianru X,Xinghai Y,Quan H,Wei Z,Mesong Y,Dapeng F,Wen Y,Bin N,Lianshun J,Huimin L

更新日期：2008-02-01 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

abstract：:STUDY DESIGN A prospective, observational, human, study was conducted. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the incidence of vascular penetration during fluoroscopically guided, contrast-enhanced transforaminal cervical epidural steroid injections, and to determine whether the observation of blood in the needle hub can be used to p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Furman MB,Giovanniello MT,O'Brien EM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of sciatica due to lumbar nerve root compromise remains controversial, probably because few well-controlled studies of conservative management have been performed. This preliminary study assesses the efficacy of epidural injections of 80 mg triamcinolone acetonide plus 0.5% procaine hydrochloride in sal...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bush K,Hillier S

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patients with lumbar fractures were studied at the Pathokinesiology laboratory at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital following posterior Harrington distraction instrumentation to identify changes in posture and gait associated with iatrogenic loss of lumbar lordosis. Three patients, all with painful rods, were treated wit...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hasday CA,Passoff TL,Perry J

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In vitro biomechanical study to evaluate the stability of different types of instrumentation in the lumbar spine following corpectomy in relation to bone mineral density (BMD). OBJECTIVES:To investigate the relation between the stability of a spinal instrumentation and BMD. To determine a threshold value ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Knöller SM,Meyer G,Eckhardt C,Lill CA,Schneider E,Linke B

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The personnel at a geriatric hospital were randomized into two groups. One group was allowed to exercise during working hours to improve back muscle strength, endurance, and coordination. The other group did not participate in the exercise program and received no further advice or information. After 13 months, the tra...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Gundewall B,Liljeqvist M,Hansson T

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Study for feasibility of commercially available action cameras in recording video of spine. OBJECTIVE:Recent innovation of the wearable action camera with high-definition video recording enables surgeons to use camera in the operation at ease without high costs. The purpose of this study is to compare the...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lee CK,Kim Y,Lee N,Kim B,Kim D,Yi S

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review of patient records with current clinical and radiographic assessment. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the long-term result of anterior and posterior convex spinal growth arrest, with or without instrumentation, in managing infantile idiopathic scoliosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There were 1...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Marks DS,Iqbal MJ,Thompson AG,Piggott H

更新日期：1996-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective case study was performed. OBJECTIVES:To illustrate the association of cervical trauma with vertebral artery dissection, and to propose a diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm for suspected traumatic vertebral artery dissection. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Vertebral artery dissection is a reco...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Schellinger PD,Schwab S,Krieger D,Fiebach JB,Steiner T,Hund EF,Hacke W,Meinck HM

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Structural investigation of mechanically induced herniations in ovine lumbar motion segments. OBJECTIVE:This new study addresses the question of whether there are regions other than the posterior and posterolateral aspects that are implicated in the initiation of disc disruption and herniation. SUMMARY O...

journal_title：Spine

authors： van Heeswijk VM,Thambyah A,Robertson PA,Broom ND

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1990 the authors modified the Robinson anterior cervical interbody fusion technique by burring the endplates to expose subchondral bone. The authors compared 31 patients having the standard technique and 29 patients having the modified technique to evaluate 1) setting of the bone graft, 2) kyphotic angulation, 3) p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Emery SE,Bolesta MJ,Banks MA,Jones PK

更新日期：1994-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To compare morbidity and mortality between nonagenarians and other older adult patients who underwent elective spine surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There is a lack of information of the perioperative risks of nonagenarians undergoing spine surgery. METHODS:Data...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Oichi T,Oshima Y,Matsui H,Fushimi K,Tanaka S,Yasunaga H

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective double-blind randomized trial in 31 patients. OBJECTIVES:To assess the clinical efficacy of percutaneous radiofrequency denervation of the lumbar zygapophysial joints in reducing pain, functional disability, and physical impairment in patients with back pain originating from the lumbar zygap...

journal_title：Spine

authors： van Kleef M,Barendse GA,Kessels A,Voets HM,Weber WE,de Lange S

更新日期：1999-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A single-institution, single-surgeon retrospective review. OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of posterior only approach with short instrumentation and prolonged suction drainage in managing lumbar pyogenic spondylitis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Several methods of posterior surgical treatment for pyogenic...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kim YM,Choi SM

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A traditional teaching in orthopaedic surgery has been that, in cases of fusion for L4-5 discopathy or instability, one must include the lumbosacral joint. There is nothing in the literature to support this time-honored dictum. The senior author, among others, has rejected this concept; and, the authors are, therefore...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Brodsky AE,Hendricks RL,Khalil MA,Darden BV,Brotzman TT

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Multicenter review of prospectively collected data. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of distal adding-on and associated risk factors in each of the 2 Lenke 1A curve patterns. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Previous work has demonstrated 2 distinct Lenke 1A curve patterns on t...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cho RH,Yaszay B,Bartley CE,Bastrom TP,Newton PO

更新日期：2012-07-15 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:Four cases of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging documented lumbar nerve root compression associated with a vacuum disc communicating with the epidural space are presented. OBJECTIVE:To give an insight into the mechanism of nerve root compression associated with vacuum disc phenomenon. SU...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kakitsubata Y,Theodorou SJ,Theodorou DJ,Yuko M,Ito Y,Yuki Y,Wada S,Maehara T

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00