Bone metabolism in postmenopausal women with lumbar spinal stenosis: analysis of bone mineral density and bone turnover markers.

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective study on predicting psychopathology in chronic occupational spinal disorders (COSDs). OBJECTIVE:To assess prevalence of specific profiles on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and their ability to predict psychopathology in a COSD cohort. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:In the ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Gatchel RJ,Mayer TG,Eddington A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:We present the case study of a 31-year-old lady who had a spontaneous cervical spinal epidural hematoma in the postpartum period and who presented with sudden onset of neck pain and lower limb weakness for which an emergency decompressive laminectomy was performed with neurological recovery. OBJECTIVE:To ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Puah KL,Tow BP,Yue WM,Guo CM,Chen JL,Tan SB

更新日期：2012-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case series from a single spine specialty clinic. OBJECTIVE:This study analyzed wound related or anaphylactic adverse events in patients re-exposed to rhBMP-2. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The use of recombinant bone morphogenetic protein (rhBMP-2) as a bone graft substitute is increasing. There is concern...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Carreon LY,Glassman SD,Brock DC,Dimar JR,Puno RM,Campbell MJ

更新日期：2008-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal muscular atrophy patients present with weakness, greater in the proximal muscles, leading to scoliosis and limited upper extremity function. The purpose of this study is to identify unique aspects of these patients and to understand how spinal fusion affects their function. Forty patients underwent Harrington o...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Furumasu J,Swank SM,Brown JC,Gilgoff I,Warath S,Zeller J

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Details of ten new cases of spondylothoracic dysplasia (the Jarcho-Levin syndrome) are presented. During follow-up, lasting between 8 and 21 years, two children in this group died. Our observations did not confirm Heilbronner's theory concerning the existence of two distinctive types of this syndrome: Type 1 or fatal,...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Herold HZ,Edlitz M,Baruchin A

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of thoracic scoliosis in patients aged 50 years or older and to investigate the association of adult thoracic scoliosis with age, sex, and thoracic sagittal curve. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The prevalence of adult thoracic scoliosis has not be...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Urrutia J,Zamora T,Klaber I

更新日期：2014-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-two cases of primary neoplasms of the spine, diagnosed and treated at the University of Iowa, were reviewed in an attempt to identify features of diagnostic and prognostic importance, and to evaluate the effectiveness of surgical treatment with respect to survival. Thirty-one benign and 51 malignant tumors were...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Weinstein JN,McLain RF

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurogenic claudication is diagnosed from a classical history and complementary spinal imaging. The abnormal signs may be few. It should be distinguished from intermittent claudication (peripheral vascular disease), referred pain from the back or root pain that is aggravated by walking, and psychological distress. Pat...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Porter RW

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective literature review. OBJECTIVE:To assess the quality of randomized controlled trial reporting in spine surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The use of the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) criteria in clinical trials aims to improve adherence to a set of generally accepted p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Naunheim MR,Walcott BP,Nahed BV,Simpson AK,Agarwalla PK,Coumans JV

更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case report. OBJECTIVE:We report a case of a 16-year-old boy with intermittent and migratory polyarthralgia, who made a diagnostic dilemma. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Spinal involvement without spinal symptom in gout seems to be rare. However, the relationship of spinal gout to symptoms is poorly underst...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wu D,Ma J,Li S,Zhao J,Li L

更新日期：2018-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:METHODS. Percutaneous discectomy was successfully used to diagnose and treat bacterial discitis. CONCLUSIONS. This technique was successful in obtaining a bacteriologic diagnosis, relieving the patient's symptoms and assisting in the eradication of the infection. With percutaneous discectomy, there is lower morbidity ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Gebhard JS,Brugman JL

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Randomized controlled animal study. OBJECTIVE:Test the effectiveness of a single-strip demineralized bone matrix with hyaluronan and gelatin. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Demineralized bone matrix is widely used to augment spinal fusion, however, the effect of changing the physical characteristic and carri...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Choi Y,Oldenburg FP,Sage L,Johnstone B,Yoo JU

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective study. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship of the parameters of cervical sagittal alignment between those obtained from cervical CT and those obtained from radiography, as well as to determine which parameter would help predict physiological lordosis of the ce...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Jun HS,Chang IB,Song JH,Kim TH,Park MS,Kim SW,Oh JK

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case-control study. OBJECTIVE:We designed a case-control study to analyze the risk factors associated with the development of heterotopic ossification (HO) in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Patients with spinal cord injury have a high risk of developing HO, althoug...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Citak M,Suero EM,Backhaus M,Aach M,Godry H,Meindl R,Schildhauer TA

更新日期：2012-11-01 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：STUDY DESIGN:Cylindrical cages and pedicle screw fixation (PSF) have been used for the setting of a lumbar interbody fusion. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of PSF-nut loosening on lumbar interbody fusion based on the elasto-plateau plasticity of bone characteristics. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The stress-strain...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kim Y,Kim TW

更新日期：2010-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Human lumbar intervertebral discs from individuals of varying ages were obtained at autopsy and analyzed for collagen crosslinks. OBJECTIVES:To analyze alterations in collagen crosslinks in human lumbar intervertebral discs with aging and disc degeneration. Crosslinks studied were pyridinoline, which is a...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Pokharna HK,Phillips FM

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective follow-up study. OBJECTIVE:Evaluation of the diagnostic assessment and clinical significance of the intravertebral cleft in painful, long-standing osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) treated with percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Patients with pain...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Nieuwenhuijse MJ,van Rijswijk CS,van Erkel AR,Dijkstra SP

更新日期：2012-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE:The present study compared activity of deep and superficial cervical flexor muscles and craniocervical flexion range of motion during a test of craniocervical flexion between 10 patients with chronic neck pain and 10 controls. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Individuals with c...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Falla DL,Jull GA,Hodges PW

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dynamic servocontrolled torsion machine has been used to characterize cervical injury due to pure rotation of the head. Resultant force moment, torque, and applied rotation have been measured. Torque applied to the base of the skull resulted in injury to the atlantoaxial joint. No evidence of lower cervical injury w...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Myers BS,McElhaney JH,Doherty BJ,Paver JG,Gray L

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many countries, back problems have been defined as occupational injuries. The belief underlying this injury model is that back symptoms are caused primarily by work-related mechanical factors that damage the structures of the spine, either through a single incident or repeated loading. Although the etiopathogenesis...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Videman T,Battié MC

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective analysis of the clinical outcomes of eight patients with the lumbar pars interarticulars defects treated by direct repair with the aid of intraoperative O-arm based navigation and microendoscopic techniques. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of dire...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Jia M,Wang J,Zhang Z,Zheng W,Zhou Y

更新日期：2016-10-01 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:Concurrent, prospective, randomized, and observational cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To assess the 4-year outcomes of surgery versus nonoperative care. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Although randomized trials have demonstrated small short-term differences in favor of surgery, long-term outcomes comparing surgical...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Weinstein JN,Lurie JD,Tosteson TD,Tosteson AN,Blood EA,Abdu WA,Herkowitz H,Hilibrand A,Albert T,Fischgrund J

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case report of a ganglion cyst rising from the anulus pulposus, causing lumbar nerve root compression. OBJECTIVES:A rare pathologic condition causing sciatica is described. The pathologic anatomy and the magnetic resonance image of the lesion is discussed. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:A 35-year-old man w...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kornberg M

更新日期：1995-07-15 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:An analysis of computed tomography images of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the spatial relations between the vertebral body and the thoracic aorta and to verify the safety of anterior instrumentation surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Recent studies have suggested...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Maruyama T,Takeshita K,Nakamura K,Kitagawa T

更新日期：2004-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective study of surgical outcome of 33 patients with irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation (IAAD). OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety efficacy of one stage anterior release and posterior fixation and fusion to reduce and stabilize IAAD. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The traditional treatment of sympto...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wang C,Yan M,Zhou HT,Wang SL,Dang GT

更新日期：2006-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Linear and angular measurements were performed on 128 vertebrae (16 spines) from C5 to T5. OBJECTIVES:Vertebrae were studied to characterize vertebral shape and size changes in the cervico-thoracic region. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Analysis of vertebral anatomy has been extensive and well characterized....

journal_title：Spine

authors： Stanescu S,Ebraheim NA,Yeasting R,Bailey AS,Jackson WT

更新日期：1994-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Observational cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate by MRI whether a vertebral fracture during childhood is a risk factor for degeneration of adjacent discs. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Several studies infer that trauma is a major cause of disc degeneration. Only 1 study has by magnetic resonance imaging (M...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Möller A,Maly P,Besjakov J,Hasserius R,Ohlin A,Karlsson MK

更新日期：2007-10-15 00:00:00