Facet Sagittal Orientation: Possible Role in the Pathology of Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This is a report of a prospective case series. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine whether evoked potential activity recorded from occipital scalp electrodes in humans is similar to that recorded in animals, and to evaluate the independence of this activity from the classical somatosensor...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hurlbert RJ,Fehlings MG,Moncada MS

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The possibility of a relationship between discographic pain responses and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality inventory scores was investigated. OBJECTIVES:To determine if patients with elevated Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scale scores were more likely to report pain on the injection of a no...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Block AR,Vanharanta H,Ohnmeiss DD,Guyer RD

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective study of patients whose spinal cord tumors were managed surgically with a unique posterior method of removing and replacing the posterior spinal elements using T-saw ("recapping T-saw laminoplasty"). OBJECTIVES:To examine the safety and efficacy of the recapping T-saw laminoplasty technique ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kawahara N,Tomita K,Shinya Y,Matsumoto T,Baba H,Fujita T,Murakami H,Kobayashi T

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:An in vivo study to measure rat spinal cord blood flow in real-time at the site of compression using a newly developed device. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the change in thoracic spinal cord blood flow by compression force and to clarify the association between blood flow recovery and motor deficiency after a s...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hamamoto Y,Ogata T,Morino T,Hino M,Yamamoto H

更新日期：2007-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:An investigation of the reliability of various factors used to analyze electromyograms of paraspinal muscles of the lumbar spine. OBJECTIVES:To determine the reproducibility of several electromyographic variables over time and to assess the influence of confounding factors. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Pre...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Nargol AV,Jones AP,Kelly PJ,Greenough CG

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The surgically relevant osseous anatomy of the human anatomy was carefully studied and described. The stability of cortical and cancellous screws placed in anatomic sites commonly used for internal fixation of the occiput was tested. OBJECTIVES:To define the bony anatomy of the occiput in quantitative ter...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Roberts DA,Doherty BJ,Heggeness MH

更新日期：1998-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the degree of postoperative pain and patients' satisfaction after lumbar fusion from a nationwide survey in Korea. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There have been few studies that investigated the factors related to patients' satisfaction after spinal...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kong CB,Jeon DW,Chang BS,Lee JH,Suk KS,Park JB

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case report. OBJECTIVES:To describe the unique challenges and novel surgical approach to treatment of vertebral osteosarcoma involving the dura as a margin. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Osteosarcoma of the vertebral column is a rare, malignant osseous tumor, carrying a poor prognosis. Currently, best ava...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Keynan O,Fisher CG,Boyd MC,O'Connell JX,Dvorak MF

更新日期：2005-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:An economic evaluation was conducted alongside a randomized controlled trial. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Little is known about the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral treatment options for patients following lumbar disc surgery. If the knowledge available was supported by an economic evaluation, the inf...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ostelo RW,Goossens ME,de Vet HC,van den Brandt PA

更新日期：2004-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This study compared isokinetic and non-dynamometric tests for their correlation with subjective low back pain symptoms. METHODS:A total of 185 patients with chronic low back pain were examined. RESULTS:The repetitive arch-up and sit-up tests correlated significantly with pain and disability (Million inde...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Rissanen A,Alaranta H,Sainio P,Härkönen H

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review. OBJECTIVE:To report the incidence of and risk factors for intraoperative cardiopulmonary arrest (ICA) in children undergoing spinal deformity surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Spinal deformities in children are associated with comorbidities that can pose substantial risks during s...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Menga EN,Hirschfeld C,Jain A,Tran DP,Caine HD,Njoku DB,Karol LA,Sponseller PD

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to investigate the ligaments in the exit zone of lumbar foramen and describe their anatomic relationships with adjacent structures. Few studies have been reported on the ligaments of foramen and the anatomic relationships on the lumbar level. The ligament described in this stu...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Caglar Y YS,Dolgun H,Ugur HC,Kahilogullari G,Tekdemir I,Elhan A

更新日期：2004-07-15 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：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective study in two groups of patients selected randomly. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether keeping the outer and inner cortices of the ilium intact, while obtaining bone graft, would result in reduced postoperative bleeding and less postoperative pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Donor site complica...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Mirovsky Y,Neuwirth MG

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This study examined the differences in tactile hypersensitivity across 6 different strains of male mice, and between male and female rats of 3 different strains in a rodent model of low back pain associated with lumbar radiculopathy. OBJECTIVE:We investigated the possibility that differences in tactile al...

journal_title：Spine

authors： LaCroix-Fralish ML,Rutkowski MD,Weinstein JN,Mogil JS,Deleo JA

更新日期：2005-08-15 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:Retrospective radiographical review. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the outcome of selective thoracic fusion (STF) by using the Guan-Din method for the treatment of major thoracic compensatory lumbar (MTCL) curves. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Performing STF for MTCL curves is to minimize the loss of lumbar motion ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Chang KW,Chen YY,Leng X,Wu CM,Chen TC,Wang YF,Zhang GZ

更新日期：2014-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to examine the effect of varying degrees of imposed leg length difference on symmetry of the innominate bones in healthy college women with relatively equal leg lengths. Subjects' leg length was determined by clinical and roentgenographic procedures. Position of the innominate bones with and wi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cummings G,Scholz JP,Barnes K

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In nine patients who underwent anterior cervical fusions for cervical spondylosis, preoperative cervical spine films were compared with radiographs taken seven to 15 years after fusion. Eight of the nine patients were found to have radiographic evidence of increased degenerative diseases located primarily below the le...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hunter LY,Braunstein EM,Bailey RW

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective study of instrumentation failure after posterior vertebral column resection (pVCR) in adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients. OBJECTIVE:The morbidity and related risk factors of the instrumentation failure. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Instrumentation failure is another common complication aft...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wang H,Guo J,Wang S,Yang Y,Zhang Y,Qiu G,Zhang J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Sixty radiographs were measured on two separate occasions by three physicians using four different techniques to evaluate the reliability and reproducibility of the measurement of lumbar lordosis. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate clinical methods of measuring lumbar lordosis, determining intraobserver and interobser...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Polly DW Jr,Kilkelly FX,McHale KA,Asplund LM,Mulligan M,Chang AS

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Systematic review. OBJECTIVE:To summarize the evidence of neurophysiological effects of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) with a high velocity low amplitude thrust (HVLA-SMT) in asymptomatic and symptomatic humans. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:HVLA-SMT is effective in reducing back pain, but its mode of ac...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wirth B,Gassner A,de Bruin ED,Axén I,Swanenburg J,Humphreys BK,Schweinhardt P

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of aplastic arch of the atlas (Keller's type) with severe injury to the cervical spine is presented. The impact of the accident was intense enough to produce bony compression of the C7 vertebra, but no injury occurred to the neural elements in the upper cervical spine. The presence of the ligamentous apparatus ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Weisz GM

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-three patients with unstable burst fractures of the lower thoracic and lumbar spine were treated with a reduction-fixation system. The new system is used both as a reduction and a fixation device for disorders of the lower thoracic and lumbar spine. In treatment of spinal fractures, it provides symmetric lordot...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Chang KW

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-three patients underwent decompression without fusion at the L4-5 level for spinal stenosis or degenerative spondylolisthesis. Using preoperative and 1-year postoperative lateral lumbar spine radiographs, the incidence of postoperative spondylolisthesis of greater than 5% was found to be 58%. Computed tomograph...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Robertson PA,Grobler LJ,Novotny JE,Katz JN

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Waddell et al in 1980 developed a standardized assessment of behavioral responses to examination. The signs were associated with other clinical measures of illness behavior and distress, and are not simply a feature of medicolegal presentations. Despite clear caveats about the interpretation of the signs, they have be...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Main CJ,Waddell G

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cost-effectiveness analysis. OBJECTIVE:To examine the cost-effectiveness of operative versus non-operative treatment of type-II odontoid fractures in patients older than 64 years old. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Significant controversy exists regarding the optimum treatment of geriatric patients with type...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Barlow DR,Higgins BT,Ozanne EM,Tosteson AN,Pearson AM

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case report describing thoracic intervertebral disc degeneration and spondylolisthesis associated with a Schmorl node in a young athlete, which was successfully treated by anterior interbody fusion (AIF). OBJECTIVE:To describe a rare pathologic condition with a clinical outcome of a surgical interventio...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Fukuta S,Miyamoto K,Iwata A,Hosoe H,Iwata H,Shirahashi K,Shimizu K

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An anatomic study of lumbar nerve root lesions in the foraminal zone was performed on 35 cadavers. Two morphologic abnormalities of the nerve roots in the intervertebral foramen were found. The first was an abnormal transverse course of the nerve roots. The second was an indentation on the dorsal root ganglia caused b...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Sato K,Kikuchi S

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Multiple center study to evaluate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations of nitric oxide metabolites [NOx] in relation to neurologic severity and prognosis in spinal cord injury (SCI). OBJECTIVE:To examine whether CSF [NOx] correlates with neurologic severity and recovery in SCI. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kimura S,Hosaka N,Yuge I,Yamazaki A,Suda K,Taneichi H,Denda H,Endo N

更新日期：2009-08-15 00:00:00