Urgent surgical decompression compared to methylprednisolone for the treatment of acute spinal cord injury: a randomized prospective study in beagle dogs.

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case of lumbar metastasis of a choriocarcinoma is presented. OBJECTIVE:To present and review a rare case of metastatic choriocarcinoma in the lumbar spine. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Choriocarcinoma is a highly anaplastic malignancy derived from trophoblastic cells characterized by the secretion of hum...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Naito Y,Akeda K,Kasai Y,Matsumine A,Tabata T,Nagao K,Uchida A

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A biomechanical study using human cadaveric cervical spines was conducted. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the cervical stability achieved with lateral mass fixation using unicortical screw purchase is comparable with that obtained with lateral mass fixation using bicortical screw purchase. SUMMARY OF BAC...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Muffoletto AJ,Yang J,Vadhva M,Hadjipavlou AG

更新日期：2003-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This in vitro biomechanical study examines segmental anterior vertebral screw strain and solid rod construct stiffness with and without the addition of multilevel, threaded cortical bone dowels in a bovine model. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether strain at the bone-screw interface is higher at the end levels...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Spiegel DA,Cunningham BW,Oda I,Dormans JP,McAfee PC,Drummond DS

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Multicenter, prospective, cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) for the physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) component summaries of Short Form SF-12 (SF-12), in patients with low back pain (LBP). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Quality of life is one of the core dom...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Díaz-Arribas MJ,Fernández-Serrano M,Royuela A,Kovacs FM,Gallego-Izquierdo T,Ramos-Sánchez M,Llorca-Palomera R,Pardo-Hervás P,Martín-Pariente OS

更新日期：2017-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case report. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to report the use of erector spinae plane (ESP) blocks as part of an opioid-free multimodal anesthetic regimen and its impact on postoperative pain and opioid requirements following spine surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Posterior spinal fusion surger...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Chin KJ,Lewis S

更新日期：2019-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A report of two cases using custom-manufactured pedicle screws for revision spinal arthrodesis for pseudarthrosis in the setting of widely dilated pedicle screw tracts. OBJECTIVE:To present surgical outcomes of a previously unreported treatment for pseudarthrosis with widely dilated pedicle screw tracts. ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Huang RC,Meredith DS,Kepler CK,Tropiano P

更新日期：2011-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Combined prospective randomized controlled trial and observational cohort study of intervertebral disc herniation (IDH), an as-treated analysis. OBJECTIVE:To determine modifiers of the treatment effect (TE) of surgery (the difference between surgical and nonoperative outcomes) for intervertebral disc hern...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Pearson A,Lurie J,Tosteson T,Zhao W,Abdu W,Mirza S,Weinstein J

更新日期：2012-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Clinical case report of bilateral stress fractures of the pedicle in a female athlete presenting with back pain. OBJECTIVES:To report this unusual case and surgical treatment and to review the relevant literature. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Low back pain is a frequent complaint in athletes, with the majo...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Parvataneni HK,Nicholas SJ,McCance SE

更新日期：2004-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:A 74-year-old man suffered an extensive right hemispheric infarct 72 hours after undergoing anterior corpectomies of the C4 and C5 vertebrae for cervical myelopathy resulting from ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. RESULTS:Angiography revealed proximal right internal caroti...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Chozick BS,Watson P,Greenblatt SH

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective study. OBJECTIVE:To study the impact of smoking status on postoperative complications and pseudarthrosis in adult patients undergoing posterolateral fusion (PLF) of the lumbar spine. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Results of studies analyzing the impact of smoking on complication and pseudarthr...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bydon M,De la Garza-Ramos R,Abt NB,Gokaslan ZL,Wolinsky JP,Sciubba DM,Bydon A,Witham TF

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective clinical study. OBJECTIVE:To assess the accuracy of multilevel registration for skip pedicle screw placement during image-guided, computer-assisted spine surgery, in the setting of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Computerized frameless stereotactic image-gu...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Takahashi J,Hirabayashi H,Hashidate H,Ogihara N,Kato H

更新日期：2010-02-01 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:Prospective multicenter study. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to study the incidence of nonneurologic adverse events related to transcranial electric stimulation (TES) for intraoperative spinal cord monitoring (IOM) with motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) (Tc(E)- MEPs) and determine the need for safety p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Yoshida G,Imagama S,Kawabata S,Yamada K,Kanchiku T,Fujiwara Y,Tadokoro N,Takahashi M,Wada K,Yamamoto N,Ushirozako H,Kobayashi K,Yasuda A,Ando M,Tani T,Matsuyama Y

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A patient with a medical history of Sweet's Syndrome, an acute neutrophilic dermatosis, was seen at the authors' institution for cervical pain. After undergoing a thorough history-taking and physical examination and after experiencing no relief with conservative therapy, the patient underwent cervical spin...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Propst DA,Bossons CR,Sutterlin CE 3rd

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Herniated lumbar disc specimens were cocultured with peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and cells isolated from extruded disc were cultured to study the production of matrix metalloproteinases. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role of peripheral blood mononuclear cells infiltrating extruded discs and disc-de...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Doita M,Kanatani T,Ozaki T,Matsui N,Kurosaka M,Yoshiya S

更新日期：2001-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective longitudinal study of patients attending a back pain triage clinic with night pain. OBJECTIVE:To assess the importance of the symptom of night pain in patients attending a back pain triage clinic. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The 1994 US Agency for Health Care Policy and Research guidelines sug...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Harding IJ,Davies E,Buchanan E,Fairbank JT

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective cohort. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in bone mineral density (BMD) in the intertransverse fusion mass as representative for the process of bone remodeling after spinal fusion. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Intertransverse bone graft is frequently applied to facilit...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hagenmaier F,Kok D,Hol A,Rijnders T,Oner FC,van Susante JL

更新日期：2013-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A 27-year-old woman presented with nontraumatic atlantoaxial dislocation that required a C1-C2 fusion. A comprehensive investigation initially failed to reveal any evidence of infectious or rheumatologic disease and she remained well for 3 1/2 years, at which time a diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis was established....

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hamilton MG,MacRae ME

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case control comparative series. OBJECTIVE:Describe surgical range adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients electing to forgo surgery and compare health-related quality-of-life outcomes to a similar cohort of operated AIS patients by the same single surgeon. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:No data have ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ward WT,Friel NA,Kenkre TS,Brooks MM,Londino JA,Roach JW

更新日期：2017-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective review of 33 consecutive patients treated with posterior fusion and selective nerve root decompression for the treatment of pseudarthrosis following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. OBJECTIVES:Use standardized outcome measures to evaluate the results of posterior fusion with select...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kuhns CA,Geck MJ,Wang JC,Delamarter RB

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Double level compression of nerve roots has been known to exist for a long time, but only in recent years the clinical significance of such conditions has been discussed. In the current study, nerve root function in double level compression was analyzed by measurements of tail muscle electromyogram, after stimulations...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Matsui H,Olmarker K,Cornefjord M,Takahashi K,Rydevik B

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Effectiveness of a pre-employment worker fitness evaluation in a sample of grocery warehouse order selectors was studied retrospectively. Implementation of the program began in March 1990 and as of September 10, 1993, 1100 prospective employees have been tested. OBJECTIVES:Identification of prospective em...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Reimer DS,Halbrook BD,Dreyfuss PH,Tibiletti C

更新日期：1994-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional study comparing normal subjects and patients with lumbar disc herniation. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate trunk and knee muscle strength in patients with L4-L5 and/or L5-S1 disc herniation. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Numerous studies have shown that patients with low back pain have weaker trunk mus...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ho CW,Chen LC,Hsu HH,Chiang SL,Li MH,Jiang SH,Tsai KC

更新日期：2005-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective study was undertaken which evaluated the medical records and imaging studies of a subset of patients managed by the spine service at Jackson Memorial Hospital who were diagnosed with an esophageal perforation in the setting of spinal surgery. OBJECTIVE:To assess the safety and efficacy of ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Navarro R,Javahery R,Eismont F,Arnold DJ,Bhatia NN,Vanni S,Levi AD

更新日期：2005-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of national insurance billing database. OBJECTIVE:To examine trends in reoperation after single-level lumbar discectomy. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Lumbar discectomy is the most commonly performed procedure for treatment of radiculopathy caused by disc herniation. Randomized clinic...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Heindel P,Tuchman A,Hsieh PC,Pham MH,D'Oro A,Patel NN,Jakoi AM,Hah R,Liu JC,Buser Z,Wang JC

更新日期：2017-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A study of mechanically induced herniation in punctured ovine discs followed by structural analysis. OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether an annular puncture influences the path that herniation takes by providing direct passage for nucleus through the annulus and therefore whether it increases the risk of acu...

journal_title：Spine

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

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-six consecutive patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treated by posterior spinal fusion using Harrington distraction compression instrumentation were followed for a minimum of 3 years. Initial surgical correction was satisfactory, but during the follow-up period, mean 4.4 years (3-5 years), there was a ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Dowell JK,Powell JM,Webb PJ,Morley TR

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The position of a needle tip displayed on a navigation system after transpedicular introduction into a vertebral body is compared with the real position of the needle tip when using a direct navigation coupling between a three-dimensional rotational X-ray (3DRX) system and a navigation system. OBJECTIVES:...

journal_title：Spine

authors： van de Kraats EB,van Walsum T,Verlaan JJ,Voormolen MH,Mali WP,Niessen WJ

更新日期：2006-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Laboratory investigation, ex vivo. OBJECTIVE:Postoperative complications are common after spinal implantation procedures, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) would be the ideal modality to image these patients. Unfortunately, the implants cause artifacts that can render MRI nondiagnostic. The WARP-turbo ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Griffin JF 4th,Archambault NS,Mankin JM,Wall CR,Thompson JA,Padua A Jr,Purdy D,Kerwin SC

更新日期：2013-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Literature review. OBJECTIVE:Provide an overview of biomechanical strengths and weaknesses of long and short fixation constructs applied in thoracolumbar fractures, along with a discussion of specific indications for selecting an instrumentation construct for a given fracture. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:...

journal_title：Spine

authors： McLain RF

更新日期：2006-05-15 00:00:00