Expression of ADAMTS-4 (aggrecanase-1) and possible involvement in regression of lumbar disc herniation.

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：STUDY DESIGN:We report on a 54-year-old man with chronic lower back pain after recent streptococcus pneumoniae pulmonary infection, resulting in a mycotic aortic aneurysm and spondylodiscitis of the eighth vertebrae 6 months later. Successful surgical treatment and recurrence-free survival after 4 years are described. ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Englert C,Aebert H,Lenhart M,Solleder A,Nerlich M,Neumann C

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case of primary Ewing sarcoma of the lumbar spine is presented. OBJECTIVE:To present and review a rare case of primary Ewing sarcoma of the lumbar spine that required differentiation from spinal infection. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Primary Ewing sarcoma originating from the spinal column is very rare....

journal_title：Spine

authors： Akeda K,Kasai Y,Kawakita E,Seto M,Kono T,Uchida A

更新日期：2009-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective cohort analysis of prospectively collected clinical data. OBJECTIVE:To compare outcomes of elective spine fusion and laminectomy when performed by neurological and orthopedic surgeons. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The relationship between primary specialty training and outcome of spinal surge...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Seicean A,Alan N,Seicean S,Neuhauser D,Benzel EC,Weil RJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case report. OBJECTIVE:We report the unusual case of a patient who was referred to our institution after she sustained an intraoperative injury to the common iliac vein during posterior lumbar discectomy at L5-S1 with a pituitary rongeur. There was only minimal bleeding with spontaneous hemostasis and no ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bydon A,Xu R,Conte JV,Gokaslan ZL,Brinker JA,Witham TF,Yassari R

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This anatomic study tested placement of C2 pedicle screws using cadaver specimens. OBJECTIVES:To further assess the safety of transpedicular screw placement in the axis by comparing two surgical techniques. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Transpedicular screw fixation of traumatic spondylolisthesis of the axi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ebraheim N,Rollins JR Jr,Xu R,Jackson WT

更新日期：1996-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A family-based study. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to identify rare genetic factors predisposing to Modic changes (MCs). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Lumbar disc degeneration (LDD) is one of the contributing factors behind low back pain (LBP). Lumbar MC visualized as bone marrow signal intensity cha...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kraatari M,Skarp S,Niinimäki J,Karppinen J,Männikkö M

更新日期：2017-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Radiology of the sacroiliac joint was investigated by obtaining different and multiple radiographs of cadaveric pelves marked with solder metal wire and radiopaque paint. OBJECTIVES:To demonstrate the orientation of the sacroiliac joint on various, radiographic views. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Interpret...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ebraheim NA,Mekhail AO,Wiley WF,Jackson WT,Yeasting RA

更新日期：1997-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Osteoporotic human cadaveric thoracic vertebral bodies and vertebral bodies from mature sheep were used as model systems to assess coral resorption and new bone formation after injection of coral granules. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the use of natural coral exoskeleton, an osteoconductive material, for the fil...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cunin G,Boissonnet H,Petite H,Blanchat C,Guillemin G

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Spine Update on the biopsychosocial model. OBJECTIVE:To review and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the application of the model to spine care. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The biopsychosocial model of illness has had (and will continue to have) a significant impact on spine care. It has changed-in ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Weiner BK

更新日期：2008-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective study. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to examine motor and sensory impairments of the lower extremities after L2 nerve root transection during total en bloc spondylectomy (TES) for spinal tumors. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:At our institute, for TES at L3 to L5 lumbar levels, the ne...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kato S,Murakami H,Demura S,Ota T,Takahashi N,Yoshioka K,Shinmura K,Yokogawa N,Kawahara N,Tomita K,Tsuchiya H

更新日期：2019-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The shape and orientation of the thoracic and lumbar zygapophyseal facets at the T1-L5 level in children were measured and analyzed. OBJECTIVE:To detect the pattern of zygapophyseal facet asymmetry in the thoracic and lumbar spines in children. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Whereas many studies have defined...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Masharawi YM,Peleg S,Albert HB,Dar G,Steingberg N,Medlej B,Abbas J,Salame K,Mirovski Y,Peled N,Hershkovitz I

更新日期：2008-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:An anatomic study of lumbar nerve root lesions in the foraminal zone was performed on 35 cadavers. Two morphologic abnormalities of the nerve roots in the intervertebral foramen were found. The first was an abnormal transverse course of the nerve roots. The second was an indentation on the dorsal root ganglia caused b...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Sato K,Kikuchi S

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A technical report of fluoroscopically assisted percutaneous translaminar facet screw fixation after anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF). OBJECTIVES:To describe a minimally invasive translaminar facet screw fixation technique that was modified from the Magerl method, and to assess its technical feasib...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Shim CS,Lee SH,Jung B,Sivasabaapathi P,Park SH,Shin SW

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case report and long-term follow-up. OBJECTIVES:To answer the question of whether the operation performed was worthwhile and lasting. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Congenital kyphosis due to defects of vertebral body formation has a high incidence of paraplegia if not surgically stabilized. Traditional post...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Winter RB,Turek-Shay LA

更新日期：1997-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Observational. OBJECTIVE:The authors present a detailed description of 25 skeletally immature patients with Chance fractures with a mean follow-up of 6.4 years. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Since the legislation mandating seat belt usage in Canada was first introduced, the fatality rate of automobile colli...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Mulpuri K,Jawadi A,Perdios A,Choit RL,Tredwell SJ,Reilly CW

更新日期：2007-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The histological comparative study was performed on chordoma and notochordal cell rests (NCRs). OBJECTIVE:To understand the histological similarity and homology of chordoma and NCRs, further supplying direct evidence of chordoma origin from NCRs. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Although many studies supported...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Shen J,Shi Q,Lu J,Wang DL,Zou TM,Yang HL,Zhu GQ

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the clinical sign of anterior tenderness of the lumbar spine in patients with low-back pain, the method of examination recommended, and the possible significance of such tenderness. The precise mechanism of this tenderness is not clear because of a lack of knowledge of the neuroanatomy of the ante...

journal_title：Spine

authors： O'Brien JP

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective study of 30 consecutive cases of pyogenic cervical spine infection, excluding postoperative infections. OBJECTIVE:To establish a real incidence of the disease and the risk factors associated with its occurrence. Furthermore, to evaluate the different surgical approaches dealing with this c...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Shousha M,Boehm H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review of anterior and posterior fusions for treatment of adolescent idiopathic thoracic scoliosis. OBJECTIVES:To delineate the best factors determining final lumbar curve magnitude in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis undergoing a selective thoracic anterior or posterior spinal ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Dobbs MB,Lenke LG,Walton T,Peelle M,Della Rocca G,Steger-May K,Bridwell KH

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A randomized complete block animal spinal implant infection model with internal control. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to develop a spinal implant animal infection model to simulate postoperative gram-negative wound infection. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Implant-associated surgical site infections (...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Laratta JL,Shillingford JN,Hardy N,Lehman RA,Lenke LG,Riew KD

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Observational and comparative study of the vertebral artery injury detected by 2-dimensional (2-D) time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) for admitting patients. Construct a strike-induced flexion injury model of cervical spine with blunt vertebral artery injury in dogs. OBJECTIVES:To evaluat...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ren X,Wang W,Zhang X,Pu Y,Wang M,Jiang T

更新日期：2006-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Literature review. OBJECTIVES:To assess the frequency of lumbar fusion procedures in the United States; changes in the incidence of fusion in the past 12 years; variations in fusion procedure rates among geographic regions of the nation and between the United States and other countries; costs of lumbar fu...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Katz JN

更新日期：1995-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A randomized controlled multicenter study with a 2-year follow-up by an independent observer. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether fusion of the lower lumbar spine could reduce pain and diminish disability more effectively when compared with nonsurgical treatment in patients with severe chronic low back pain (...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Fritzell P,Hägg O,Wessberg P,Nordwall A,Swedish Lumbar Spine Study Group.

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen professional baseball pitchers underwent active pitching motion analysis of the abdominal oblique, rectus abdominis, lumbar paraspinous and gluteus maximus muscles bilaterally via surface electrode evaluation. Baseline resting and isometric maximum values were obtained and active data referenced against these ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Watkins RG,Dennis S,Dillin WH,Schnebel B,Schneiderman G,Jobe F,Farfan H,Perry J,Pink M

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In vitro and in vivo study. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP2) on breast cancer cell (MDA-MB-231 cells) growth. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are expressed in a variety of human carcinoma cell lines and are known to pr...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ye S,Park BH,Song KJ,Kim JR,Jang KY,Park HS,Bae JS,Brochmann EJ,Wang JC,Murray SS,Lee KB

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This study is a retrospective review of fusion rates for cervical plates, analyzed by means of computerized analysis. OBJECTIVES:This study compares the fusion rates for two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion between patients with static versus dynamic plates. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Anteri...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Goldberg G,Albert TJ,Vaccaro AR,Hilibrand AS,Anderson DG,Wharton N

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Magnetic resonance imaging findings of an increased signal in the cervical cord in patients undergoing surgery for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament were analyzed to determined whether an increased signal on T2-weighted images correlated with a poorer outcome. OBJECTIVES:To clarify wheth...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Nakamura M,Fujimura Y

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of the clinical utility of the clinical diagnostic tests and procedures, what works in spinal disorders, and for whom and how treatment affects a patient's symptoms and function are key questions of outcomes research. This paper describes the advantages and limitations of the main study approaches used....

journal_title：Spine

authors： Liang MH,Andersson G,Bombardier C,Cherkin DC,Deyo RA,Keller RB,Lee CK,Lipscomb B,Shekelle P,Spratt KF

更新日期：1994-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Translation and validation of the Early Onset Scoliosis-24 Questionnaire (EOSQ-24). OBJECTIVE:To cross-culturally adapt the English version of the EOSQ-24 to the Dutch language and to assess the questionnaire's reliability and validity. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Early-onset scoliosis (EOS) has a profoun...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wijdicks SPJ,Dompeling SD,de Reuver S,Kempen DHR,Castelein RM,Kruyt MC

更新日期：2019-08-15 00:00:00