Cerebrospinal fluid leak during cervical corpectomy for ossified posterior longitudinal ligament: incidence, management, and outcome.

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:A pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to estimate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a cognitive-based education program on patients with subacute or chronic low back pain (LBP) in primary care, compared to usual treatment, p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Werner EL,Storheim K,Løchting I,Wisløff T,Grotle M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Randomized laboratory cadaver study. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine the accuracy of anterior transpedicular screw placement in the cervical spine using conventional fluoroscopy versus computer-assisted navigation. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Traditionally, global cervical instabili...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Patton AG,Morris RP,Kuo YF,Lindsey RW

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To assess the ability of local vancomycin powder to prevent wound infection after posterior cervical fusion. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Wound infections are a significant source of morbidity and cost associated with spine surgery. Intraoperative application of vanc...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Strom RG,Pacione D,Kalhorn SP,Frempong-Boadu AK

更新日期：2013-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective analysis of resource utilization (RU) after lumbar surgery. OBJECTIVE:To determine contributions of patient psychosocial variables to RU, specifically length of stay (LOS) and discharge destination. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Associations between demographic/clinical variables and RU are well...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Mancuso CA,Duculan R,Craig CM,Girardi FP

更新日期：2018-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty patients with myelographic shortening of a single nerve root sheath without indentation of the dural sac were studied by CT. Lateral disc herniation was diagnosed by CT in 18 patients. The myelograms of these patients were considered suspicious of disc herniation in three patients, uncertain in seven, and misin...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Johansen JG

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective matched cohort. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the factors that may affect the decision-making process of adult deformity patients. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Adult deformity is a significant cause of morbidity in the elderly population. Despite high complication rates a significant number of pat...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Pekmezci M,Berven SH,Hu SS,Deviren V

更新日期：2009-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This study of professional drivers is a part of a longitudinal record linkage study of all economically active men in Denmark, identified on January 1, 1981. Information about the main occupation was identified in 1980. The cohort was followed for first hospitalization with prolapsed cervical intervertebra...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Jensen MV,Tüchsen F,Orhede E

更新日期：1996-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This study analyzed the correlation between the atlantoaxial instability (especially sagittal plane rotatory instability) and myelopathy. Thirty-four patients with os odontoideum were reviewed in clinical symptoms and radiographs. OBJECTIVES:The results were correlated to provide a rationale for the genes...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Watanabe M,Toyama Y,Fujimura Y

更新日期：1996-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective case series of nine children with early-onset scoliosis (EOS) treated by a single surgeon with a novel implant, the magnet-driven growing rod (MdGR) in a publicly funded health care service accounting for "payer costs" (PC) incurred. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to compare the cost-effe...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Harshavardhana NS,Noordeen MHH,Dormans JP

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The posture of nineteen subjects under two conditions of footwear was analyzed for differences in the location of the line of gravity of the body with respect to anatomical landmarks. Intrasubject comparison of barefoot and high-heeled stance showed that the wearing of high heels caused lumbar flattening, a backward t...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Opila KA,Wagner SS,Schiowitz S,Chen J

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Translation and psychometric testing. OBJECTIVE:To adapt the neck disability index (NDI) cross-culturally to Arabic language and to investigate the reliability and validity of the Arabic version of NDI in an Arabic-speaking sample with neck pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Although largely used, no previ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Shaheen AA,Omar MT,Vernon H

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cervical spine is a common site of spinal injuries. The stability of an injured cervical spine is not only dependent on injury severity, but also on the degree of healing time. Using a canine model, three injuries of varying degrees of severity were surgically produced at the C4-C5 level and allowed to heal for 6 ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Crisco JJ,Panjabi MM,Wang E,Price MA,Pelker RR

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Two case reports of telangiectatic osteosarcoma treated with complete segmental resection of the spine, including the spinal cord. OBJECTIVES:To report the en bloc tumor excision, including the spinal cord, for telangiectatic osteosarcoma, and discuss the indication of cord transection and influence after...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Murakami H,Tomita K,Kawahara N,Oda M,Yahata T,Yamaguchi T

更新日期：2006-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Systematic literature review. OBJECTIVE:To determine the options, indications, and outcomes for conventional radiotherapy and radiosurgery for metastatic spine disease. METHODS:Three research questions were determined through a consensus among a multidisciplinary panel of spine oncology experts. A system...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Gerszten PC,Mendel E,Yamada Y

更新日期：2009-10-15 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：:This study examined the role of facet joint morphology in the etiology of both degenerative spondylolisthesis and isthmic spondylolysis. To this end, the axial facet joint morphology of the lower lumbar spine in a normal population and in populations of patients with spinal stenosis or degenerative spondylolisthesis a...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Grobler LJ,Robertson PA,Novotny JE,Pope MH

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In vitro biomechanical testing of thoracic spine specimens using a standardized three-dimensional spine flexibility protocol. OBJECTIVES:To compare the mechanical stability of the intrapedicular and extrapedicular technique for pedicle screw placement. The hypothesis was that extrapedicular screw placemen...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Morgenstern W,Ferguson SJ,Berey S,Orr TE,Nolte LP

更新日期：2003-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective observational study. OBJECTIVE:To determine the discriminant validity of the Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22) health-related quality-of-life (HRQL) questionnaire for idiopathic scoliosis patients based on curve pattern and curve size. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:An important psychometric...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Asher M,Min Lai S,Burton D,Manna B

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Analysis of segmental and total lumbar range of motion (ROM) before and after total lumbar disc replacement. OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between absolute segmental and total lumbar ROM and evolution of ROM on clinical outcome. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:At the moment, data are scarce with regar...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cakir B,Schmidt R,Mattes T,Fraitzl CR,Reichel H,Käfer W

更新日期：2009-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Measurement of radiation dose from C-arm fluoroscopy during a simulated intraoperative use in spine surgery. OBJECTIVE.: To investigate scatter radiation doses to specific organs of surgeons during intraoperative use of C-arm fluoroscopy in spine surgery and to provide practical intraoperative guidelines. ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lee K,Lee KM,Park MS,Lee B,Kwon DG,Chung CY

更新日期：2012-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective trial of preoperative MRI study in patients with "idiopathic" scoliosis. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the prevalence of neural axis malformations and the clinical relevance of MRI in the evaluation of patients with idiopathic scoliosis undergoing surgical intervention. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DA...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Inoue M,Minami S,Nakata Y,Otsuka Y,Takaso M,Kitahara H,Tokunaga M,Isobe K,Moriya H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:To determine the effect of cage/spacer stiffness on the stresses in the bone graft and cage subsidence. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of cage stiffness on the biomechanics of the fused segment in the lumbar region using finite element analysis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There are a wide variety of...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Vadapalli S,Sairyo K,Goel VK,Robon M,Biyani A,Khandha A,Ebraheim NA

更新日期：2006-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Both forelimbs of rats were amputated, and these rats were kept in the custom-made cages that kept the rats in prolonged upright posture. Pathologic changes were observed in the lumbar spine at different time points after the surgery. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of upright posture on intervertebra...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Liang QQ,Zhou Q,Zhang M,Hou W,Cui XJ,Li CG,Li TF,Shi Q,Wang YJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Biomechanical and radiographical study. OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that stiffness and strength at discrete sites of human lumbar vertebrae depend on the 3-dimentional structure and density of the vertebral-body bone elements, and can be evaluated using models based on vertebral bone characteristics ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Noshchenko A,Plaseied A,Patel VV,Burger E,Baldini T,Yun L

更新日期：2013-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A multicenter assessor-blinded randomized clinical trial was conducted. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the difference in effectiveness of manipulative therapy and interferential therapy for patients with acute low back pain when used as sole treatments and in combination. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Both manip...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hurley DA,McDonough SM,Dempster M,Moore AP,Baxter GD

更新日期：2004-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The sensitivity of plain radiographs for diagnosing traumatic atlanto-occipital dislocation and its association with craniocervical junction subarachnoid hemorrhage was examined in a retrospective review of seven patients. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the frequency of nondiagnost...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Przybylski GJ,Clyde BL,Fitz CR

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Pedicle screw fixation for unstable thoracolumbar spine injuries is relatively new. The effect of one or two crosslinks on rotational and lateral bending stiffness was studied. OBJECTIVE:To determine the rotational and bending stiffness values of thoracolumbar fractures fixed by the AO's internal fixation...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lynn G,Mukherjee DP,Kruse RN,Sadasivan KK,Albright JA

更新日期：1997-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A rabbit model was used to assess the efficacy of linezolid and vancomycin for the treatment of discitis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Nontreated controls were used for comparison. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a therapeutic difference betwe...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Conaughty JM,Chen J,Martinez OV,Chiappetta G,Brookfield KF,Eismont FJ

更新日期：2006-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective single blinded placebo controlled study was conducted. OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) for the management of chronic nonspecific low back pain (LBP) and to determine the effectiveness of maintenance SMT in long-term reduction of pain and disability ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Senna MK,Machaly SA

更新日期：2011-08-15 00:00:00