Is the Readability of Spine-Related Patient Education Material Improving?: An Assessment of Subspecialty Websites.

abstract：:Functional and surgical outcomes are reported in two consecutive groups of patients who underwent one- and two-level lumbosacral fusion. The first group underwent standard posterolateral lumbosacral fusion, and the second group underwent lumbosacral fusion with compression U-rod instrumentation. Fusions were carried o...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Grubb SA,Lipscomb HJ

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:An in vitro study to determine the intradiscal pressure changes during flexion in levels above a simulated fusion was performed. OBJECTIVES:To determine if intradiscal pressure increases more during flexion in discs above an instrumented spinal segment compared to an uninstrumented segment. SUMMARY OF BA...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Weinhoffer SL,Guyer RD,Herbert M,Griffith SL

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An electronic bone growth stimulator (EBGS) had been devised to facilitate lumbosacral fusion in the early 1970s, using a totally implanted device which delivers a steady 5 microA at each of four cathodes. The use of the device is reserved for patients in whom painful and abnormal motion is demonstrated to be the majo...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kane WJ

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Coil springs were stretched and attached to produce a compressive force across the lumbar intervertebral discs of dogs for up to 53 weeks. OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that compressive forces applied to the intervertebral disc for a long period of time cause disc degeneration in vivo in a dog model. ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hutton WC,Ganey TM,Elmer WA,Kozlowska E,Ugbo JL,Doh ES,Whitesides TE Jr

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective comparative cohort study. OBJECTIVE:Assess the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of recurrent proximal junctional kyphosis (r-PJK) in PJK revision patients. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Several studies have identified the incidence and risk factors for PJK after primary surgery. However, ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kim HJ,Wang SJ,Lafage R,Iyer S,Shaffrey C,Mundis G,Hostin R,Burton D,Ames C,Klineberg E,Gupta M,Smith J,Schwab F,Lafage V,International Spine Study Group.

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective study. OBJECTIVE:Evaluate the relationship among the neurologic status, the Thoracolumbar Injury Classification System (TLICS) score, and the Magerl/AO classification system. SUMMARY OF THE BACKGROUND DATA:A wide range of classification schemes for thoracic and lumbar spine trauma have been...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Joaquim AF,Fernandes YB,Cavalcante RA,Fragoso RM,Honorato DC,Patel AA

更新日期：2011-01-01 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:Experimental animal study. OBJECTIVES:This study evaluates the in vitro and in vivo transduction efficacy and transgene expression in immune competent and pre-exposed rabbits. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Degenerative disc disease (DDD) continues to pose a substantial clinical problem. Therapeutic options ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lattermann C,Oxner WM,Xiao X,Li J,Gilbertson LG,Robbins PD,Kang JD

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：:Of 66 nonoperated low-back pain patients who entered a 4-week program of modern active rehabilitation after 13 months' sick leave, only 15 (23%) had returned to work at 18 months' follow-up. Effective pain modulation with pool traction did not influence the vocational status or pain level at the time of follow-up. The...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Oland G,Tveiten G

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case series. OBJECTIVE:To present the difficulty of diagnosing the origin of lower leg pain in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and hip joint arthritis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Pain arising from a degenerated hip joint is sometimes localized to the lower leg. Patients with lumbar spinal disease ma...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Saito J,Ohtori S,Kishida S,Nakamura J,Takeshita M,Shigemura T,Takazawa M,Eguchi Y,Inoue G,Orita S,Takaso M,Ochiai N,Kuniyoshi K,Aoki Y,Ishikawa T,Arai G,Miyagi M,Kamoda H,Suzuki M,Sakuma Y,Oikawa Y,Kubota G,In

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case of primary osteogenic sarcoma at the second cervical vertebra is reported. OBJECTIVES:To document an osteogenic sarcoma of the second cervical vertebra and its treatment, and to review the literature. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Primary osteosarcoma of the cervical spine is encountered infrequently...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Sar C,Eralp L

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Psychomotor speed (reaction time) and postural control (center point of force velocity) among healthy control volunteers and patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) were studied at the beginning of an active, functional, restoration back rehabilitation program and 5 months after the program. OBJECTIVES:...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Luoto S,Taimela S,Hurri H,Aalto H,Pyykkö I,Alaranta H

更新日期：1996-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cervical pedicle morphology was investigated using manual and computed tomography measurements. OBJECTIVES:Normal anatomic variations of the cervical pedicles were measured to evaluate their safety as anchors for posterior cervical fixation systems. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There have been no cervical ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Karaikovic EE,Daubs MD,Madsen RW,Gaines RW Jr

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective randomized controlled animal model. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to determine whether the readministration of human recombinant bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) induces an immune response and inhibits successful fusion in repeat posterolateral spinal surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGR...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Singh K,Dumonski M,Stanley T,Ponnappan R,Phillips FM

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A randomized controlled trial with stratified block design. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate a treatment program focusing on whether specific stabilizing exercises for patients with pelvic girdle pain after pregnancy reduce pain, improve functional status, and improve quality of life. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA. : ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Stuge B,Laerum E,Kirkesola G,Vøllestad N

更新日期：2004-02-15 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:Experimental study. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the biomechanical stability of screws placed in expanded pedicles, and to compare those with the screws placed in the nonexpanded pedicles in an in vivo model. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Pullout strength of a pedicle screw increases as the diameter of the screw g...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Yilmaz G,Demirkiran G,Ozkan C,Daglioglu K,Pekmezci M,Alanay A,Yazici M

更新日期：2009-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In vitro experimental study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) on the extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis of degenerative human nucleus pulposus cells and explore the molecular mechanism. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:LIPUS has been used successfully for bone fr...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Zhang X,Hu Z,Hao J,Shen J

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective comparative cohort study. OBJECTIVE:Examine the impact of multilevel fusion on return to work (RTW) status and compare RTW status after multi- versus single-level cervical fusion for patients with work-related injury. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Patients with work-related injuries in the wor...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Faour M,Anderson JT,Haas AR,Percy R,Woods ST,Ahn UM,Ahn NU

更新日期：2017-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether physical performance, grip strength, cognitive function, and depression symptomatology are risk factors for incident low back pain (LBP) over a 2-year period in seniors. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:LBP is common in the older age groups, but littl...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hartvigsen J,Frederiksen H,Christensen K

更新日期：2006-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1979 to 1982, 21 consecutive patients with posttraumatic or pathologic fractures of the spine were treated at the University of Sherbrooke by Roy-Camille plates to provide stabilization. Ten burst fractures and 11 fracture-dislocations were treated in this manner. Nine patients had complete paraplegia, 6 had vari...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kinnard P,Ghibely A,Gordon D,Trias A,Basora J

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Systematic Review. OBJECTIVES:To assess the effects of massage therapy for nonspecific low back pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Low back pain is one of the most common and costly musculoskeletal problems in modern society. Proponents of massage therapy claim it can minimize pain and disability, and spee...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Furlan AD,Imamura M,Dryden T,Irvin E

更新日期：2009-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A detailed three-dimensional finite element model of the spine segment T12-Pelvis was developed to investigate dynamic characteristics of whole lumbar spine with injured cases. OBJECTIVE:This study investigates the motion mechanism of the human lumbar spine and the effect of component injuries on adjacent...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Guo LX,Zhang M,Zhang YM,Teo EC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case report of a patient who survived a traumatic disassociation of both atlanto-occipital and atlantoaxial joints. OBJECTIVE.: To describe a rare case of concurrent atlanto-occipital and atlantoaxial dislocation with a review of the related literature regarding occipitocervical dislocation. SUMMARY OF ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kleweno CP,Zampini JM,White AP,Kasper EM,McGuire KJ

更新日期：2008-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The relative risk of blood contamination during spine surgery was studied using data collected from 324 procedures. OBJECTIVES:To analyze demographic factors that predict blood-borne pathogens in the population of spine surgery patients, study the rates and patterns of blood contamination in health care w...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wong DA,Jones AA,Lange K

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes on facet joint articular cartilage biology after chymopapain-induced disc height loss were determined in adult mongrel dogs. Disc height decreased to 50% at 2 weeks and returned to 80% at 6 months. The biochemistry and histology of the involved-level facet joints were followed at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months and...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Gotfried Y,Bradford DS,Oegema TR Jr

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Immunoblotting study to evaluate aggrecan degradation patterns in rat intervertebral discs (IVDs) subjected to mechanical overload. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of in vivo dynamic compression overloading on aggrecan degradation products associated with matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) and aggrecanase a...

journal_title：Spine

authors： latridis JC,Godburn K,Wuertz K,Alini M,Roughley PJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A systematic review within the Cochrane Collaboration Back Review Group. OBJECTIVES:To assess the effectiveness of back schools for patients with nonspecific low back pain (LBP). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Since the introduction of the Swedish back school in 1969, back schools have frequently been used f...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Heymans MW,van Tulder MW,Esmail R,Bombardier C,Koes BW

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cultured annulus fibrosus cells within an atelocollagen honeycomb-shaped scaffold with a membrane seal were allografted into the lacunas of intervertebral discs of which the nucleus pulposus had been vaporized using an indocyanine green dye-enhanced laser. Regeneration of the intervertebral disc was assess...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Sato M,Asazuma T,Ishihara M,Ishihara M,Kikuchi T,Kikuchi M,Fujikawa K

更新日期：2003-03-15 00:00:00