Index level mobility after total lumbar disc replacement: is it beneficial or detrimental?

abstract：:A reviews of 13 cases of symptomatic isolated congenital cervical fusion (block vertebrae) below the C2 level is presented. Ten cases were collected from a review of the English literature and three new cases were added. All 13 patients presented neurologic symptoms of radiculopathy and/or myelopathy with either no hi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lee CK,Weiss AB

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective analysis of back pain claim data from two sources, a workers' compensation provider and Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. The Workers' Compensation Provider claim data were examined over a 9-year period, 1987-1995, and the Washington claim data were examined over a 5-year...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Murphy PL,Volinn E

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The effect of intense local hypothermia was evaluated in a precision model of spinal canal narrowing and spinal cord injury in rats. The spinal cord injury was cooled with a custom cooling well used over the epidural surface. Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan (BBB) motor scores and transcranial magnetic motor-...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Dimar JR 2nd,Shields CB,Zhang YP,Burke DA,Raque GH,Glassman SD

更新日期：2000-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:T1rho relaxation was quantified and correlated with intervertebral disc degeneration and proteoglycan content in cadaveric human lumbar spine tissue. OBJECTIVE:To show the use of T1rho-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the assessment of degeneration and proteoglycan content in the human interv...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Johannessen W,Auerbach JD,Wheaton AJ,Kurji A,Borthakur A,Reddy R,Elliott DM

更新日期：2006-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case report and literature review of the five previous case reports. OBJECTIVES:To outline the features of Torulopsis glabrata spinal osteomyelitis, including its risk factors, diagnosis, and recommended treatments. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Fungal infections in general and Torulopsis glabrata in part...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Curran MP,Lenke LG

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Multicenter review of prospectively collected data. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of distal adding-on and associated risk factors in each of the 2 Lenke 1A curve patterns. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Previous work has demonstrated 2 distinct Lenke 1A curve patterns on t...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cho RH,Yaszay B,Bartley CE,Bastrom TP,Newton PO

更新日期：2012-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomechanical models of the spine have traditionally assumed that workplace lifting conditions (weight, posture, motion, etc.) precisely dictate the magnitude of individual muscle forces necessary to maintain a biomechanical balance within the trunk. However, because there are a large number of muscle groups within th...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Mirka GA,Marras WS

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Experimental study using an in vitro model of compressive injury to isolated adult rat dorsal column axons. OBJECTIVES:To examine the role of extracellular Na+ (Na+e) in mediating secondary injury to spinal cord axons after compressive trauma. The mechanisms of intracellular sodium entry were examined usi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Fehlings MG,Agrawal S

更新日期：1995-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective study. OBJECTIVES:To report the results and the technique of posterior vertebral column resection (PVCR) in fixed lumbosacral deformity. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Fixed lumbosacral deformity has gross imbalance as well as progressive compensatory thoracolumbar deformity because of the abse...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Suk SI,Chung ER,Lee SM,Lee JH,Kim SS,Kim JH

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By measurement of intradiscal pressure in vitro, the hydrostatic properties of the nucleus pulposus of normal lumbar intervertebral disc were proven. The hydrodynamic properties seem to exist also in the somewhat degenerated disc, but not in the more severely deranged ones. Intravitally-performed measurements of disc ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Nachemson AL

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective study of 27 patients who underwent anterior decompression and fusion (ADF) for treatment of cervical myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). OBJECTIVES:To compare surgical outcome of ADF with that of laminoplasty. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:During the p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Iwasaki M,Okuda S,Miyauchi A,Sakaura H,Mukai Y,Yonenobu K,Yoshikawa H

更新日期：2007-03-15 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：SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Although high geographic variation in back surgery rates within the United States have been documented, international comparisons have not been published. METHODS:The authors compared rates of back surgery in eleven developed countries to determine if back surgery rates are higher: 1) in the...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cherkin DC,Deyo RA,Loeser JD,Bush T,Waddell G

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case report. OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate 2 cases of delayed distant spinal metastasis from a thymoma with comprehensive immunohisto-chemical analysis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Thymoma is a rare slow-growing cancer arising in the mediastinum. Thymomas usually grow invasively into surrounding structures. ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hong B,Nakamura M,Hartmann C,Brandis A,Ganser A,Krauss JK

更新日期：2013-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This was a prospective, randomized study. OBJECTIVE:To compare the ability of three methods of internal fixation (Harrington rods, AO internal fixator, posterior segmental fixator) to obtain reduction of intracanal fragments in thoracolumbar vertebral compression burst fractures. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DA...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Vornanen MJ,Böstman OM,Myllynen PJ

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Multi-institution retrospective review. OBJECTIVE:To determine the surgical revision rates of hook, hybrid, anteroposterior, and total pedicle screw constructs for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Much debate continues on the safety, efficacy, and cost of thoracic pedicle...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kuklo TR,Potter BK,Lenke LG,Polly DW Jr,Sides B,Bridwell KH

更新日期：2007-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A review of 60 surgical cases for correction of scoliosis, during which neuromotor evoked potentials and somatosensory evoked potentials were monitored. OBJECTIVES:To determine the validity and reliability of intraoperative neuromotor evoked potential monitoring in cases of scoliosis, where damage to the ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lubitz SE,Keith RW,Crawford AH

更新日期：1999-10-01 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:The classification system was derived through a literature review and expert opinion of experienced spine surgeons. In addition, a multicenter reliability and validity study of the system was conducted on a collection of trauma cases. OBJECTIVES:To define a novel classification system for subaxial cervica...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Vaccaro AR,Hulbert RJ,Patel AA,Fisher C,Dvorak M,Lehman RA Jr,Anderson P,Harrop J,Oner FC,Arnold P,Fehlings M,Hedlund R,Madrazo I,Rechtine G,Aarabi B,Shainline M,Spine Trauma Study Group.

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Survival analysis techniques were used to compare the fatigue failure responses of elderly motion segments to a middle-aged sample. OBJECTIVES:To compare fatigue life of a middle-aged sample of lumbosacral motion segments to a previously tested elderly cohort. An additional objective was to evaluate the i...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Gallagher S,Marras WS,Litsky AS,Burr D,Landoll J,Matkovic V

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A national hospitalization database was used to determine rates and trends in the treatment of cervical disc disease. OBJECTIVE:To examine the temporal and geographic variations in hospitalizations and surgical procedures for cervical disc disease. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Studies of spinal surgery dur...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Angevine PD,Arons RR,McCormick PC

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic changes induced by axial vibratory load to the spine were investigated based on water metabolism in normal intervertebral discs of rabbits with or without pentobarbital anesthesia. Tritiated water concentration in the intervertebral discs of unanesthetized rabbits was reduced remarkably by axial vibration fo...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hirano N,Tsuji H,Ohshima H,Kitano S,Itoh T,Sano A

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Trunk sway occurring during clinical stance and gait tasks was compared between a group of subjects with a chronic whiplash injury, resulting from an automobile collision, and a normal collective. OBJECTIVES:To examine if population specific trunk sway patterns for stance and gait could be identified for ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Sjöström H,Allum JH,Carpenter MG,Adkin AL,Honegger F,Ettlin T

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective review. OBJECTIVE:To report the results of an alternative technique using a minimally invasive fusionless surgery. The originality is based on the progressive correction of the deformities with proximal and distal fixation and on the reliability of the pelvic fixation using iliosacral scre...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Miladi L,Gaume M,Khouri N,Johnson M,Topouchian V,Glorion C

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective study with 8-year follow-up. OBJECTIVE:To describe the evolution of low back pain from adolescence into adulthood. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:High prevalence rates of low back pain among children and adolescents have been demonstrated in several studies, and it has been theorized that low bac...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hestbaek L,Leboeuf-Yde C,Kyvik KO,Manniche C

更新日期：2006-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Two unusual cases of intradural extramedullary noncommunicating arachnoid cysts are presented, with a review of literature. OBJECTIVE:To assess surgical excision results in the reversal of symptoms and neurologic deficits. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Most patients harboring arachnoid cysts are asymptomati...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kumar K,Malik S,Schulte PA

更新日期：2003-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of mathematical and other types of models for the study of the biomechanics of scoliosis is reviewed in this article. The article is based on a talk presented at the 1987 Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society. ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Schultz AB

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Analysis of longitudinal data collected prospectively from patients seen in 27 National Spine Network member centers across the United States. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the responsiveness of the Oswestry Disability Index, MODEMS scales, and all scales and summary scales of the MOS Short-Form 36 (SF-36) for pa...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Walsh TL,Hanscom B,Lurie JD,Weinstein JN

更新日期：2003-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to analyze the nature and cause of spinal disabilities among military and civil aircrew in India. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Studies suggest that military aircrew may be more prone than nonaviators to develop spinal disabilities. An in-depth analysis of such disabilities can ena...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Taneja N

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Radiographic analysis, outcomes analysis (pain scale, Oswestry, SRS-24), and accumulation of complications. Outcomes and complications collected prospectively. Radiographic analysis performed retrospectively. OBJECTIVES:To assess the benefits and stress complications of pedicle subtraction osteotomies for...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bridwell KH,Lewis SJ,Edwards C,Lenke LG,Iffrig TM,Berra A,Baldus C,Blanke K

更新日期：2003-09-15 00:00:00