Hypoalbuminemia Increased the Length of Stay in the Treatment of Postoperative Acute Surgical Site Infection in Spinal Surgery.

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Asymptomatic volunteers underwent magnetic resonance imaging to investigate how different positions affect lumbar intervertebral discs. OBJECTIVE:To quantify sagittal migration of the lumbar nucleus pulposus in 6 functional positions. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Previous studies of the intervertebral disc...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Alexander LA,Hancock E,Agouris I,Smith FW,MacSween A

更新日期：2007-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of the clinical utility of the clinical diagnostic tests and procedures, what works in spinal disorders, and for whom and how treatment affects a patient's symptoms and function are key questions of outcomes research. This paper describes the advantages and limitations of the main study approaches used....

journal_title：Spine

authors： Liang MH,Andersson G,Bombardier C,Cherkin DC,Deyo RA,Keller RB,Lee CK,Lipscomb B,Shekelle P,Spratt KF

更新日期：1994-09-15 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：:Care must be exercised in interpreting the clinical and radiologic findings when assessing patients with cervical spondylosis and involvement of neural structures for surgery. If the clinical picture cannot logically be explained by the radiologic findings, further investigation is indicated to exclude a coexistent di...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Dvorák J,Janssen B,Grob D

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective observational study. OBJECTIVE:To determine the discriminant validity of the Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22) health-related quality-of-life (HRQL) questionnaire for idiopathic scoliosis patients based on curve pattern and curve size. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:An important psychometric...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Asher M,Min Lai S,Burton D,Manna B

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents the content and the application criteria of a questionnaire intended for the study of spinal disorders in workers and the results of an investigation, carried out via this questionnaire, in a group of 1205 male workers not exposed to occupational risks for the spine either currently or in the pas...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Occhipinti E,Colombini D,Grieco A

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Patients in the scoliosis screening database were analyzed with respect to curve convexity, severity, and outcome, using standard statistical methods. OBJECTIVES:This study assessed whether left thoracic scoliosis is always pathologic and inquired why this is the case. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Left tho...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Goldberg CJ,Dowling FE,Fogarty EE

更新日期：1994-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Interbody spinal fusion rates were compared in patients with and without direct current stimulation. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether direct current improves interbody fusion rates. BACKGROUND:High pseudarthrosis rates have been reported for anterior lumbar interbody fusions and failure of posterior lumbar...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Meril AJ

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of subject positions on range and repeatability of thoracic and lumbar forward flexion, extension, and lateral flexion were studied. Inclinometric methods were used, and 27 subjects were measured by two trained testers. No great differences in repeatability and range of movements were found between measurement...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Mellin G,Kiiski R,Weckström A

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A review is presented on current knowledge of the micromechanical factors in the intervertebral disc, their role in modifying cell biology, and changes with degeneration. OBJECTIVES:To identify current knowledge, knowledge gaps, and areas for future research in micromechanics of the intervertebral disc. ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Setton LA,Chen J

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A quasi 3-dimensional pathologic survey of tears in the L4-L5 disc. OBJECTIVE:To seek accurate information on the pathogenesis and outcomes of tears to facilitate correlation with radiologic imaging and biomechanical testing; and to improve laboratory models for testing hypotheses of disc function and fai...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Vernon-Roberts B,Moore RJ,Fraser RD

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective validation of the Scoliosis Research Society Outcomes Questionnaire French-Canadian version (SRS-22fv) in adolescent patients with spondylolisthesis. OBJECTIVE:To determine the measurement properties of the SRS-22fv. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The SRS-22 is widely used for the assessment of h...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Gutman G,Joncas J,Mac-Thiong JM,Beauséjour M,Roy-Beaudry M,Labelle H,Parent S

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：: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：STUDY DESIGN:Longitudinal case-controlled animal study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of an intervertebral disc (IVD) lesion on the proportion of slow, fast, and intermediate muscle fiber types in the multifidus muscle in sheep, and whether muscle fiber changes were paralleled by local gene expression of the pro...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hodges PW,James G,Blomster L,Hall L,Schmid AB,Shu C,Little C,Melrose J

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：STUDY DESIGN:Osteoporotic human cadaveric thoracic vertebral bodies and vertebral bodies from mature sheep were used as model systems to assess coral resorption and new bone formation after injection of coral granules. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the use of natural coral exoskeleton, an osteoconductive material, for the fil...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cunin G,Boissonnet H,Petite H,Blanchat C,Guillemin G

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This prospective study includes normal control subjects and patients with focal lesions of the spinal cord investigated by transcranial magnetic stimulation. OBJECTIVES:To establish a stable method to elicit motor evoked potentials from cervical to lumbar segmental levels and to apply the method that woul...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ertekin C,Uludag B,On A,Yetimalar Y,Ertas M,Colakoglu Z,Arac N

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Subgroup analysis of a prospective multicenter study. OBJECTIVE:Outcome analysis of nonoperatively treated elderly patients with type II odontoid fractures, including assessment of consequence of a fracture nonunion. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Odontoid fractures are among the most common fractures in the...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Smith JS,Kepler CK,Kopjar B,Harrop JS,Arnold P,Chapman JR,Fehlings MG,Vaccaro AR,Shaffrey CI

更新日期：2013-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal nerve root compression occurs commonly in conditions such as herniated nucleus pulposus, spinal stenosis, and trauma. However, the pathophysiology of the symptoms and signs related to spinal nerve root compression is poorly understood. The purpose of the present study was to assess and compare effects of variou...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Pedowitz RA,Garfin SR,Massie JB,Hargens AR,Swenson MR,Myers RR,Rydevik BL

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVES:To compare subjective health complaints in subacute patients with low back pain with reference values from a Norwegian normal population. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Comorbidity is common with nonspecific low back pain. We wanted to investigate if these complaints were sp...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hagen EM,Svensen E,Eriksen HR,Ihlebaek CM,Ursin H

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Titanium alloy interbody fusion devices with autogenous bone were placed in the L5-L6 disc space of 31 adult pig-tailed monkeys through an anterolateral (retroperitoneal) approach. Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs, CT imaging, and histologic analysis of the specimens were performed. OBJECTIVES:This...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cook SD,Patron LP,Christakis PM,Bailey KJ,Banta C,Glazer PA

更新日期：2004-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective radiographical analysis of cervical and thoracolumbar sagittal alignment in young adults with idiopathic scoliosis. OBJECTIVE:To analyze cervical alignment types, the relationship between cervical and thoracolumbar alignment and the effect of posterior instrumentation. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Charles YP,Sfeir G,Matter-Parrat V,Sauleau EA,Steib JP

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:An observational prospective cohort study in general practice. OBJECTIVES:To describe the clinical course and to identify predictors of recovery, changes in pain intensity, and changes in functional disability in patients with neck or shoulder symptoms at 3- and 12-month follow-up. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bot SD,van der Waal JM,Terwee CB,van der Windt DA,Scholten RJ,Bouter LM,Dekker J

更新日期：2005-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Three-dimensional (3D) analysis of the spinopelvic alignment in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). OBJECTIVE:To study the 3D pelvic alignment with respect to the spinal deformities in AIS subgroups. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Spinopelvic alignment is subject to change in scoliosis. Many sacropelvic p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Pasha S,Aubin CE,Sangole AP,Labelle H,Parent S,Mac-Thiong JM

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

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:This case report shows primary natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma originating in the spine as the first case of successful treatment with autologous stem cell transplantation, along with case presentation and literature review. OBJECTIVE:For the proper treatment of this spinal tumor, the pathologic confi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kim KT,Kim YB,Kim HJ,Cha YJ,Lee SJ,Park E

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective study on the correlation between preoperative pulmonary function tests, preoperative pulmonary symptoms, and postoperative pulmonary complications. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the incidence of immediate postoperative pulmonary complications and their correlation to pulmonary function tests, preo...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Zhang JG,Wang W,Qiu GX,Wang YP,Weng XS,Xu HG

更新日期：2005-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In vitro biomechanical investigation. OBJECTIVE:To assess differences in kyphosis after balloon kyphoplasty (BKP) or vertebral body stenting (VBS). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Cement augmentation techniques allow early mobilization in patients with osteoporotic thoracolumbar fractures. Biomechanically, th...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Disch AC,Schmoelz W

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Literature review. OBJECTIVES:To assess the frequency of lumbar fusion procedures in the United States; changes in the incidence of fusion in the past 12 years; variations in fusion procedure rates among geographic regions of the nation and between the United States and other countries; costs of lumbar fu...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Katz JN

更新日期：1995-12-15 00:00:00