Biomechanics of cervical spine facetectomy and fixation techniques.

abstract：:Segmental spinal instability was evaluated with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, computed tomography (CT), and conventional radiography in 33 patients who had undergone surgical spinal fusion. In 16 of the 19 patients who had a diagnosis of solid fusion, the immobilized vertebral bodies demonstrated areas of high sign...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lang P,Chafetz N,Genant HK,Morris JM

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Measurement (validity) study. OBJECTIVE:Examine validity and reproducibility of self-report measures of walking capacity for use in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Treatment outcomes in patients with LSS are often determined using data from self-report questionnaire...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Tomkins-Lane CC,Battié MC

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Posterolateral lumbar fusions were performed in nicotine-exposed, New Zealand white rabbits. Animals that developed a pseudarthrosis were then regrafted with no graft, autograft, or osteogenic protein-1 (OP-1). OBJECTIVES:To establish a model of pseudarthrosis repair and to evaluate the ability of OP-1 to...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Grauer JN,Vaccaro AR,Kato M,Kwon BK,Beiner JM,Patel TC,Hilibrand AS,Chiba K,Albert TJ

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case report of surgically treated malignant triton tumor of the L2 nerve root. OBJECTIVES:To discuss treatment methods of the rare malignant triton tumor. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors are neoplasms that most often arise in peripheral nerves or in neurofibromas. Ma...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Yimaz MR,Bek S,Bekmezci T,Gökduman C,Solak A AS

更新日期：2004-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This clinical study examined the association between pulmonary function and thoracic cage deformities in scoliosis. OBJECTIVE:To determine the factors in spinal and thoracic cage deformities that affect pulmonary function in scoliosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Pulmonary function in scoliosis has genera...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Takahashi S,Suzuki N,Asazuma T,Kono K,Ono T,Toyama Y

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons that have dichotomizing axons to the lumbar facet joint and to the sciatic nerve were investigated in rats using a double fluorescent labeling technique. OBJECTIVES:To clarify the existence of DRG neurons with dichotomizing axons projecting to the lumbar facet joint and ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Sameda H,Takahashi Y,Takahashi K,Chiba T,Ohtori S,Moriya H

更新日期：2001-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Two cases of lymphangiomatosis of the spine are presented. OBJECTIVES:To report two cases of lymphangiomatosis of the spine requiring surgical intervention and to review the literature. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION:Lymphangiomatosis is a rare childhood disease characterized by abnormal lymph tissue ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Watkins RG 4th,Reynolds RA,McComb JG,Tolo VT

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A biomechanical analysis of soft-tissue restraints to passive motion in odontoid fractures. OBJECTIVE:To quantify the role of the C1-C2 facet joint capsules and anterior longitudinal ligaments (ALLs) in the setting of a type II odontoid fracture in the elderly. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The odontoid pro...

journal_title：Spine

authors： McCabe CM,McLachlin SD,Bailey SI,Gurr KR,Bailey CS,Dunning CE

更新日期：2012-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Multicenter, prospective, cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) for the physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) component summaries of Short Form SF-12 (SF-12), in patients with low back pain (LBP). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Quality of life is one of the core dom...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Díaz-Arribas MJ,Fernández-Serrano M,Royuela A,Kovacs FM,Gallego-Izquierdo T,Ramos-Sánchez M,Llorca-Palomera R,Pardo-Hervás P,Martín-Pariente OS

更新日期：2017-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective literature review. OBJECTIVE:To assess the quality of randomized controlled trial reporting in spine surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The use of the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) criteria in clinical trials aims to improve adherence to a set of generally accepted p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Naunheim MR,Walcott BP,Nahed BV,Simpson AK,Agarwalla PK,Coumans JV

更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Stiffness and load to failure were studied in a human cadaver model of Type II odontoid fractures stabilized with either a single partially threaded lag screw and washer or a headless fully threaded variable pitch screw. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether a headless fully threaded variable pitch screw provide...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Magee W,Hettwer W,Badra M,Bay B,Hart R

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Review of a prospective database registry. OBJECTIVE:To compare the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-22 and SRS-24 outcomes instruments in terms of scores, rate of ceiling effects, and discriminant ability in patients with pre- and postoperative adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bastrom TP,Bartley C,Marks MC,Yaszay B,Newton PO,Harms Study Group.

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A comparison of the electrical thresholds required to evoke myogenic responses from direct stimulation of normal and chronically compressed nerve roots. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether intraoperative electromyographic testing to confirm the integrity of instrumented pedicles should be performed at higher s...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Holland NR,Lukaczyk TA,Riley LH 3rd,Kostuik JP

更新日期：1998-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of a long-term study of 28 patients operated on for adhesive lumbar arachnoiditis are presented. The technique involved was microscopic lysis of adhesions. The first case of surgery was performed in 1966 and the last, in 1970, with followup through 1976. Numerous observations are made regarding the clinica...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Johnston JD,Matheny JB

更新日期：1978-03-01 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:A case of cauda equina syndrome is reported. OBJECTIVE:To recognize a serious complication related to the use of Gelfoam in the lumbar spine. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND DATA:Absorbable hemostatic gelatin sponges have long been used to control bleeding around the spinal cord. Despite widespread use and a safe...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Friedman J,Whitecloud TS 3rd

更新日期：2001-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To identify factors associated with blood transfusion for primary posterior lumbar fusion surgery, and to identify associations between blood transfusion and other postoperative complications. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Blood transfusion is a relatively common occurr...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Basques BA,Anandasivam NS,Webb ML,Samuel AM,Lukasiewicz AM,Bohl DD,Grauer JN

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：:An electronic digital inclinometer was used to obtain normative data on cervical mobility from 58 normal subjects. They consisted of 28 males (age range, 17-61) and 30 females (age range, 19-62). The measurements were taken from occiput to T1 in flexion-extension, lateral bend, and axial rotation, isolating the region...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Mayer T,Brady S,Bovasso E,Pope P,Gatchel RJ

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. OBJECTIVE:To determine the incidence and risk factors for the development of a urinary tract infection (UTI) after a posterior lumbar fusion procedure. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:UTI after surgery is common and has important clinical consequences for ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bohl DD,Ahn J,Tabaraee E,Ahn J,Jain A,Grauer JN,Singh K

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective longitudinal cohort. OBJECTIVE:We sought to demonstrate the minimally effective bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) dose to achieve fusion in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Multiple studies have been conducted, which used a wide range of ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lytle EJ,Slavnic D,Tong D,Bahoura M,Govila L,Gonda R,Houseman C,Soo TM

更新日期：2019-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective study to analyze the effect of decompressive extent on the posterior shift of spinal cord after expansive open-door laminoplasty (ELAP). OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of decompressive extent on cord shift distance after ELAP, and determine the morphologic limitations of posterior app...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kong Q,Zhang L,Liu L,Li T,Gong Q,Zeng J,Song Y,Liu H,Wang S,Sun Y,Zhang F,Li M,Chen Z

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Technical note. OBJECTIVE:To describe a technique for performing percutaneous vertebroplasty of C1 for treatment of osteolytic metastatic disease involving the lateral portions of the atlas in which precautions are taken to protect the vertebrobasilar arterial supply and a posterior access route is used f...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wetzel SG,Martin JB,Somon T,Wilhelm K,Rufenacht DA

更新日期：2002-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Experimental biomechanics of multilevel segments with 0, 1, 2, and 3 vertebral levels of polymethylmethacrylate augmentation. OBJECTIVE:To compare multilevel spinal segments with different numbers (0, 1, 2, and 3) of vertebral levels augmented with polymethylmethacrylate. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The s...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kayanja MM,Schlenk R,Togawa D,Ferrara L,Lieberman I

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective multi-center study. OBJECTIVE:To identify the morphological features of costovertebral joints and ribs in surgically managed cervical injury patients with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) and to examine its impact on their vital prognosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Several r...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Sawakami K,Watanabe K,Sato T,Miura K,Katsumi K,Hosaka N,Nomura S,Fujikawa R,Kikuchi R,Tashi H,Minato K,Segawa H,Ito T,Ishikawa S,Hirano T,Endo N

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A biomechanical study was designed to assess relative rigidity provided by anterior, posterior, or combined cervical fixation using cadaveric cervical spine models for flexion-distraction injury and burst fracture. OBJECTIVES:To compare the construct stability provided by anterior plating with locked fixa...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Do Koh Y,Lim TH,Won You J,Eck J,An HS

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Normal, sham, and groups of chickens subjected to pinealectomy from which serum melatonin levels were measured and correlated with scoliosis development in a period of 5 weeks. OBJECTIVES:To measure serum melatonin levels in chickens subjected to pinealectomy and control chickens and correlate findings wi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wang X,Moreau M,Raso VJ,Zhao J,Jiang H,Mahood J,Bagnall K

更新日期：1998-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The topical capsaicin treatment of the sciatic nerve, which was proved to destroy capsaicin-sensitive primary afferent (CSPA) fibers, was performed to determine the effect on decreases in paw withdrawal mechanical threshold (PWMT) and changes in spatial expression pattern of spinal c-Fos protein induced by...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Tang JG,Chen HS,Yuan W,Hou S,Wang X,Zhou X

更新日期：2008-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey. OBJECTIVE.: To investigate the relationship between low back pain (LBP) and metabolic syndrome (Mets) in community-based Japanese subjects. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA.: Relatively few reports have demonstrated a relationship between general pain and Mets, and none have addressed the...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ono R,Yamazaki S,Takegami M,Otani K,Sekiguchi M,Onishi Y,Hayashino Y,Kikuchi S,Konno S,Fukuhara S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Preliminary report of new antitumor treatment. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness of electrochemotherapy as a novel treatment of spinal metastasis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Electrochemotherapy is a new antitumor treatment that combines systemic bleomycin with electric pulses delivered locally at t...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Gasbarrini A,Campos WK,Campanacci L,Boriani S

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00