The quality of randomized controlled trial reporting in spine literature.

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: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:Multicenter case-control study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence of back problems in adults with idiopathic scoliosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Information on the prevalence of back problems in adults with idiopathic scoliosis is scarce, especially in untreated individuals, males, and individual...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Grauers A,Topalis C,Möller H,Normelli H,Karlsson MK,Danielsson A,Gerdhem P

更新日期：2014-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Systematic review. OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of acupuncture for individuals with neck pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Neck pain is one of the 3 most frequently reported complaints of the musculoskeletal system. Treatments for neck pain are varied, as are the perceptions of benefits. METHODS.: W...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Trinh K,Graham N,Gross A,Goldsmith C,Wang E,Cameron I,Kay T

更新日期：2007-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In vivo animal study. OBJECTIVES:To describe a new porcine disc degeneration model, and to analyze disc remodeling and degeneration after nucleotomy with special view to the different nucleus pulposus (NP) cell types. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Thus far, predominantly smaller animals were used for disc d...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Omlor GW,Nerlich AG,Wilke HJ,Pfeiffer M,Lorenz H,Schaaf-Keim M,Bertram H,Richter W,Carstens C,Guehring T

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of nationwide Veterans Health Administration clinical and administrative data. OBJECTIVE:Examine the association between HIV infection and the rate of spine surgery for degenerative spine disease. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Combination antiretroviral therapy has prolonged survival ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： King JT Jr,Gordon AJ,Perkal MF,Crystal S,Rosenthal RA,Rodriguez-Barradas MC,Butt AA,Gibert CL,Rimland D,Simberkoff MS,Justice AC

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Report of surgical technique and long-term outcome; review of prospectively gathered data and follow-up survey of patient cohort. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to review surgical technique for a trephine graft harvest technique and assess perioperative complications/pain, long-term outcome, and pati...

journal_title：Spine

authors： McLain RF,Techy F

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective radiographic and clinical review. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of iliac screws as a method of pelvic fixation in neuromuscular spinal deformity correction using the Galveston rod technique as a comparison group. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Sacropelvic fixation in patients wi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Peelle MW,Lenke LG,Bridwell KH,Sides B

更新日期：2006-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case of spinal chronic subdural hematoma (SCSDH) in association with anticoagulant therapy was treated surgically. OBJECTIVE:To clarify the etiopathogenesis, clinical presentation, and surgical outcomes of SCSDH. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Intracranial chronic subdural hematoma is a well-recognized com...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Jimbo H,Asamoto S,Mitsuyama T,Hatayama K,Iwasaki Y,Fukui Y

更新日期：2006-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective follow-up study to detect the early neurological improvement after decompression surgery and to clarify its correlation with the late neurological outcome in patients with cervical compression myelopathy. OBJECTIVE:To reveal the suitability of a simple performance, 15-second grip-and-release...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hosono N,Takenaka S,Mukai Y,Makino T,Sakaura H,Miwa T,Kaito T

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This was a cadaver study assessing the accuracy of cervical pedicle screw placement. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the accuracy of the funnel technique of screw placement. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Although excellent results have been reported in clinical studies, with no major neurovascular injuries, several c...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Karaikovic EE,Yingsakmongkol W,Gaines RW Jr

更新日期：2001-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with adult idiopathic scoliosis who was successfully treated with posterior spinal fusion with segmental instrumentation from T3 to L4 is presented. One year after surgery fractures of both L4 pedicles developed, which were managed nonoperatively. Clinical union was achieved in 2 months and the patient was f...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Tribus CB,Bradford DS

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case report. OBJECTIVE:To describe a patient with nodular fasciitis arising in the lumbar extradural space. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Nodular fasciitis is a benign proliferation of fibroblasts and myofibroblasts. It commonly occurs in the subcutaneous tissue of an upper extremity, trunk, head, and neck,...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kubota K,Okada S,Maeda T,Matsumoto Y,Sakamoto A,Harimaya K,Saiwai H,Kumamaru H,Oda Y,Iwamoto Y

更新日期：2012-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective study. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study was to examine survival after surgery for a metastatic spinal tumor using prognostic factors in the new Katagiri score. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Surgery for spinal metastasis can improve quality of life and facilitate treatment of the primary canc...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kobayashi K,Ando K,Nakashima H,Sato K,Kanemura T,Yoshihara H,Hirasawa A,Kato F,Ishiguro N,Imagama S

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case report of a patient with transient paraplegia and spine instability because of sarcoidosis of 2 vertebral bodies. OBJECTIVES:To report a rare case of vertebral sarcoidosis accompanied by transient neurologic symptoms and spine instability, and to discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic management. SU...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Brembilla C,Signorelli A,Lamartina C,Biroli F

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A clinical case report of two brothers with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome found to have atlantoaxial instability is reported. OBJECTIVES:To report the clinical and radiologic findings and the operative outcome in these patients. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Both patients had biochemically proven Lesch-Nyhan syndrom...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Shewell PC,Thompson AG

更新日期：1996-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A morphometric analysis, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies of the lumbar spine. OBJECTIVE:To identify the anatomic position of the ventral root and the retroperitoneal vessels in relation to the vertebral body in normally aligned and deformed spines. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The lateral ap...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Regev GJ,Chen L,Dhawan M,Lee YP,Garfin SR,Kim CW

更新日期：2009-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective study on intraoperative blood loss during lumbar spine surgery. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the relationship between airway pressure change due to the patient's prone position and intraoperative blood loss during lumbar spine surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:A prone position may increase abdomin...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Koh JC,Lee JS,Han DW,Choi S,Chang CH

更新日期：2013-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The expression of growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43), a marker of axonal growth, in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons innervating the lumbar intervertebral disc was assessed using the retrograde tracing method and immunohistochemistry. OBJECTIVES:To study whether disc inflammation affects GAP-43 e...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Aoki Y,Ohtori S,Ino H,Douya H,Ozawa T,Saito T,Moriya H,Takahashi K

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In this study, normal intervertebral disc (IVD) tissues and degenerative human IVD tissues were compared for presence of fibronectin (FN) mRNA splice variants and for FN fragments (FN-f). OBJECTIVE:To further understand FN RNA splice forms and protein fragments in disc degeneration. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Anderson DG,Markova D,Adams SL,Pacifici M,An HS,Zhang Y

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective radiographic analysis of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to clarify the pathophysiology of CSM, and use the characteristic of global spinal alignment for determining the surgical strategy. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Radiographic evaluation of CSM, ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Yoshida G,Alzakri A,Pointillart V,Boissiere L,Obeid I,Matsuyama Y,Vital JM,Gille O

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The effects of exogenous 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-α, 5-HT + TNF in combination, and autologous nucleus pulposus (NP) at dorsal root ganglion (DRG) were examined using rat models. OBJECTIVE:To examine the interaction of 5-HT with TNF for pain-related behavior in a rat lumbar d...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kobayashi H,Kikuchi S,Konno S,Kato K,Sekiguchi M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In-vitro study of the tissue mechanics of annulus fibrosus. OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of axial torsion on the mechanical properties of the inter- and intralamellar matrices. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Axial torsion, when combined with repetitive flexion, has been associated with an increased risk...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Harvey-Burgess M,Gregory DE

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review. OBJECTIVE:Anchor stability and prominence are problems with pelvic fixation in pediatric spinal deformity surgery. We compared the new sacral alar iliac (SAI) fixation technique (with a starting point in the sacral ala and in-line anchors deep under the midline muscle flap) with othe...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Sponseller PD,Zimmerman RM,Ko PS,Pull Ter Gunne AF,Mohamed AS,Chang TL,Kebaish KM

更新日期：2010-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A subanalysis study. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of multilevel lumbar stenosis with or without degenerative spondylolisthesis compared to single level disease on patients' baseline symptoms and clinical outcomes over time. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Previous studies ha...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Park DK,An HS,Lurie JD,Zhao W,Tosteson A,Tosteson TD,Herkowitz H,Errico T,Weinstein JN

更新日期：2010-02-15 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：:The management of herniated lumbar intervertebral disc for patients not responding to an initial trial of conservative therapy is generally surgical. Little is known about the effect of continued conservative therapy on patients who have not improved or have deteriorated within the first 3 months. This study assessed ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Shvartzman L,Weingarten E,Sherry H,Levin S,Persaud A

更新日期：1992-02-01 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:Using a rat spondylosis model, the distributions of cells expressing the basic fibroblast growth factor and its receptor were investigated in normal and degenerated intervertebral discs. Cell-proliferating activity in degenerated discs was also assessed. OBJECTIVES:This study was conducted to determine wh...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Nagano T,Yonenobu K,Miyamoto S,Tohyama M,Ono K

更新日期：1995-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cost-effectiveness analysis with decision analysis and meta-analysis. OBJECTIVE:To determine the relative cost-effectiveness of anterior cervical discectomy with fusion (with autograft, allograft, or spacers), anterior cervical discectomy without fusion (ACD), and cervical disc replacement (CDR) for the t...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lewis DJ,Attiah MA,Malhotra NR,Burnett MG,Stein SC

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00