Measuring outcomes in back care.

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective database review of a prospectively maintained neurosurgical database. OBJECTIVE:The surgical management of cervical spinal epidural abscesses (CSEA) is reviewed examining the shift from single to staged anteroposterior decompression and stabilization. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:CSEA managem...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ghobrial GM,Viereck MJ,Margiotta PJ,Beygi S,Maulucci CM,Heller JE,Vaccaro AR,Harrop JS

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lumbar intervertebral joints were subjected to compressive and shear forces calculated to simulate walking with a heavy pack on the back. The joints with articular tropism were found to rotate toward the side of the more oblique facet. The mechanics relating the orientation of the articular facets with joint forces an...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cyron BM,Hutton WC

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The effect of intravenous administration of hypertonic saline on leukocyte adhesion after compression injury of the spinal cord was evaluated. OBJECTIVES:To investigate changes in leukocyte adhesion after spinal cord injury and to evaluate the effect of hypertonic saline on this process. SUMMARY OF BACKG...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Spera PA,Arfors KE,Vasthare US,Tuma RF,Young WF

更新日期：1998-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A cross-sectional and prospective longitudinal study on the anthropometric parameters and growth pattern of girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). OBJECTIVE:To investigate the growth pattern of girls with AIS with different severities, using cross-sectional and prospective longitudinal data set...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Yim AP,Yeung HY,Hung VW,Lee KM,Lam TP,Ng BK,Qiu Y,Cheng JC

更新日期：2012-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:During vertebroplasty (VP), polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) may leak into the posterior epidural venus plexus, provoking symptoms ranging from radicular pain to medullar compression. OBJECTIVES:To propose and test the feasibility of a procedure (cooling system) to prevent radicular irritation caused by fora...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kelekis AD,Martin JB,Somon T,Wetzel SG,Dietrich PY,Ruefenacht DA

更新日期：2003-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective review of 326 female patients with untreated idiopathic scoliosis was performed to determine what factors might be useful in predicting the risk of curve progression. Components such as family history, height-weight ratio, lumbosacral transitional anomalies, kyphosis, lordosis, and trunk balance were n...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bunnell WP

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During magnetic resonance imaging, a vast amount of digital data on anatomic structures is translated into images, which are then assessed subjectively. The development of an objective, sensitive method to directly assess the digital data would have clear benefits, particularly for clinical research on disc degenerati...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Videman T,Nummi P,Battié MC,Gill K

更新日期：1994-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This study compared isokinetic and non-dynamometric tests for their correlation with subjective low back pain symptoms. METHODS:A total of 185 patients with chronic low back pain were examined. RESULTS:The repetitive arch-up and sit-up tests correlated significantly with pain and disability (Million inde...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Rissanen A,Alaranta H,Sainio P,Härkönen H

更新日期：1994-09-01 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：STUDY DESIGN:Self-assembling peptide gel (SPG-178) provides new evidence for the role of a scaffold for treatment of the spinal cord through induction of neuroprotective factors. OBJECTIVE:To verify the reproducibility of SPG-178 as scaffold after spinal cord injury, we examine the characteristics of SPG-178 and prote...

journal_title：Spine

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

更新日期：2016-10-15 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:Human cadaveric. OBJECTIVES:Compare the accuracy of electromagnetic field (EMF)-based image-guided lumbar pedicle screw insertion to conventional techniques using anatomic landmarks, and fluoroscopy. BACKGROUND:Image-guided surgical systems that aid in spinal instrumentation seek to minimize radiation ex...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Sagi HC,Manos R,Benz R,Ordway NR,Connolly PJ

更新日期：2003-09-01 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 prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter clinical study was conducted. OBJECTIVE:To compare the clinical and radiographic outcomes of patients treated with OP-1 (BMP-7) Putty to autogenous iliac crest bone graft for one-level uninstrumented posterolateral fusion of the lumbar spine following dec...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Vaccaro AR,Patel T,Fischgrund J,Anderson DG,Truumees E,Herkowitz HN,Phillips F,Hilibrand A,Albert TJ,Wetzel T,McCulloch JA

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and distribution of abnormal findings on cervical spine magnetic resonance image (MRI). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Neurological symptoms and abnormal findings on MR images are keys to diagnose the spinal diseases. ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Nakashima H,Yukawa Y,Suda K,Yamagata M,Ueta T,Kato F

更新日期：2015-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Assessment of activated T and B cells in a subcutaneous chamber filled with autologous nucleus pulposus using flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry. OBJECTIVES:To examine if subcutaneously placed autologous nucleus pulposus may attract activated T and B cells in an animal model. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND D...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Geiss A,Larsson K,Rydevik B,Takahashi I,Olmarker K

更新日期：2007-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective multicenter study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between the lowest instrumented, stable, and lower end vertebrae in patients with "single overhang" thoracic (main thoracic) curves treated with anterior or posterior spinal fusion. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Previous studies ha...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kuklo TR,O'Brien MF,Lenke LG,Polly DW,Sucato DS,Richards BS,Lubicky J,Ibrahim K,Kawakami N,King A,Spinal Deformity Study Group: AIS Section.

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Pragmatic randomized clinical trial. OBJECTIVE:This study investigated differences in the clinical outcomes of public physiotherapy (public PT) versus private physiotherapy (private PT) for general practitioner-referred patients with acute and chronic low back pain (LBP). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Healt...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Casserley-Feeney SN,Daly L,Hurley DA

更新日期：2012-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case report of surgically treated malignant triton tumor of the L2 nerve root. OBJECTIVES:To discuss treatment methods of the rare malignant triton tumor. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors are neoplasms that most often arise in peripheral nerves or in neurofibromas. Ma...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Yimaz MR,Bek S,Bekmezci T,Gökduman C,Solak A AS

更新日期：2004-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case report of transient blindness after lumbar epidural steroids is presented. OBJECTIVE:To report the diagnosis and treatment of a case of blindness after administration of lumbar epidural steroids. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Nine previous cases of blindness after lumbar epidural injection for back p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Young WF

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:T2 mapping was used to quantify the water content of lumbar spine intervertebral discs (IVDs) and facet joints before and after physiological loading. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to clarify the interaction between lumbar spine IVD and facet joints as load-bearing structures by measuring the water ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Yamabe D,Murakami H,Chokan K,Endo H,Oikawa R,Sawamura S,Doita M

更新日期：2017-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective propensity score-matched analysis on a national database (MarketScan) between 2006 and 2010. OBJECTIVE:To compare rates of neurological deficits after elective single-level spinal procedures with and without intraoperative neuromonitoring, as well as associated payment differences and geogra...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cole T,Veeravagu A,Zhang M,Li A,Ratliff JK

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The effectiveness of Polyactive (Osteotech, Inc., Shrewsbury, NJ), an elastomeric segmental copolymer, as a barrier material for the prevention of perineural scar formation was evaluated in eight adult mongrel dogs. Two animals each were killed at 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks postoperation. OBJECTIVE:This study ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cook SD,Prewett AB,Dalton JE,Whitecloud TS 3rd

更新日期：1994-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case report. OBJECTIVES:To describe the unique challenges and novel surgical approach to treatment of vertebral osteosarcoma involving the dura as a margin. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Osteosarcoma of the vertebral column is a rare, malignant osseous tumor, carrying a poor prognosis. Currently, best ava...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Keynan O,Fisher CG,Boyd MC,O'Connell JX,Dvorak MF

更新日期：2005-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Multicenter, prospective analysis of consecutive patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD). OBJECTIVE:Identify age-related radiographical parameters associated with poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and treatment preferences for ASD. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Patients with ASD report discrepa...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Fu KM,Bess S,Shaffrey CI,Smith JS,Lafage V,Schwab F,Burton DC,Akbarnia BA,Ames CP,Boachie-Adjei O,Deverin V,Hart RA,Hostin R,Klineberg E,Gupta M,Kebaish K,Mundis G,Mummaneni PV,International Spine Study Group.

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A radiographic, histologic, biochemical, and gene expression study was conducted in vivo in a rabbit model to determine the effect of injection of the N-terminal 30 kDa fibronectin fragment (Fn-f) into the intervertebral disc along with various control substances. OBJECTIVE:To determine if the Fn-f is abl...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Greg Anderson D,Li X,Tannoury T,Beck G,Balian G

更新日期：2003-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Critical appraisal of the literature. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to assess if results of back pain trials are statistically significant and clinically important. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There seems to be a discrepancy between conclusions reported by authors and actual results of random...

journal_title：Spine

authors： van Tulder M,Malmivaara A,Hayden J,Koes B

更新日期：2007-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review and prospective follow-up of 88 patients who had decompressive laminectomy with or without fusion from 1983 to 1986. OBJECTIVE:To determine the 7- to 10-year outcome of surgery for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There is limited information on the imp...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Katz JN,Lipson SJ,Chang LC,Levine SA,Fossel AH,Liang MH

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：STUDY DESIGN:This study was designed to investigate prospectively a series of patients with syringomyelia-Chiari I complex operated on by a minimally invasive procedure. OBJECTIVE:The objective was to determine whether a relatively simple and low-risk osteo-dural decompression would obtain as good clinico-radiological...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Di Lorenzo N,Palma L,Palatinsky E,Fortuna A

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00