Primary amyloidoma of the spine. A case report and review of the literature.

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

abstract：:Trends in rates of low-back strains, low-back impact injuries, and non-low-back injuries among field employees of a petroleum drilling company, 1979-1985, were examined to investigate the relationship between economic factors and the incidence of low-back and other injuries. Economic indicators included the rate of re...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Clemmer DI,Mohr DL

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Porcine lumbar spine specimens were cyclically loaded in flexion and extension with a pure moment. The resistance to flexion and extension of the individual spinal elements was quantified using a sequential resection procedure. OBJECTIVE:To determine the biomechanical contribution of the individual poster...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Gillespie KA,Dickey JP

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A 5-year observational cohort design using data from a randomized controlled trial of calcium intervention. OBJECTIVE:To describe the epidemiology of back pain and determine the association of back pain frequency to mortality, coronary heart events, mobility, and quality of life in elderly women. SUMMARY...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Zhu K,Devine A,Dick IM,Prince RL

更新日期：2007-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective cohort. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in bone mineral density (BMD) in the intertransverse fusion mass as representative for the process of bone remodeling after spinal fusion. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Intertransverse bone graft is frequently applied to facilit...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hagenmaier F,Kok D,Hol A,Rijnders T,Oner FC,van Susante JL

更新日期：2013-04-15 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：: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:Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:The goal of the present study was to determine whether neck pain responds differently to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) between patients with cervical radiculopathy and/or cervical myelopathy. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Many patients who undergo ACDF ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Stull JD,Goyal DKC,Mangan JJ,Divi SN,McKenzie JC,Casper DS,Okroj K,Kepler CK,Vaccaro AR,Schroeder GD,Hilibrand AS

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) and neurogenic-motor evoked potentials (NMEPs) were recorded after overdistraction of the spinal cord at T5-T6, T12-L1, or L3-L4. Measures of spinal cord perfusion and clinical status were also administered. Results indicated that stiffer spinal segments allowed less distraction ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Owen JH,Naito M,Bridwell KH

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have tested 51 instrumented calf spines in vitro, using a scoliosis simulator, to evaluate the adequacy of fixation and nature of acute failure seen with various methods of scoliosis instrumentation. Tests were performed in compressive loading, rotation, and forward bending on the following instrumentation...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wenger DR,Carollo JJ,Wilkerson JA Jr,Wauters K,Herring JA

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Report of a successfully diagnosed and treated case of spinal cord compression due to epidural actinomycosis. OBJECTIVE:To illustrate that proper use of imaging strategy can greatly facilitate diagnosis and management of this rare condition. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Spinal actinomycosis causing epidura...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Yung BC,Cheng JC,Chan TT,Loke TK,Lo J,Lau PY

更新日期：2000-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Anulus fibrosus (AF) cells obtained from patients undergoing surgery were cocultured with macrophage-like cells and production of inflammatory mediators was analyzed by quantitative assay. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role of macrophages in AF cell production of inflammatory mediators by cytokines stimula...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kim JH,Studer RK,Sowa GA,Vo NV,Kang JD

更新日期：2008-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Although the existence of a motor defect in discogenic sciatica is a sign of severity, the literature does not provide evidence for an immediate requirement for surgery. OBJECTIVE:To assess the course of sciatica with discogenic paresis and to determine possible prognostic factors for recovery or improvemen...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Dubourg G,Rozenberg S,Fautrel B,Valls-Bellec I,Bissery A,Lang T,Faillot T,Duplan B,Briançon D,Levy-Weil F,Morlock G,Crouzet J,Gatfosse M,Bonnet C,Houvenagel E,Hary S,Brocq O,Poiraudeau S,Beaudreuil J,de Sauverzac C

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:New babies with neurologic deficits resulting from intraspinal extension of congenital neuroblastoma is very unusual. Two patients with congenital dumbbell neuroblastoma with paraplegia are described, and 16 other cases are reviewed. OBJECTIVE:To study the clinical features and prognosis of congenital dum...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Shimada Y,Sato K,Abe E,Suzuki T,Ishihara Y

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Pedicle screw fixation for unstable thoracolumbar spine injuries is relatively new. The effect of one or two crosslinks on rotational and lateral bending stiffness was studied. OBJECTIVE:To determine the rotational and bending stiffness values of thoracolumbar fractures fixed by the AO's internal fixation...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lynn G,Mukherjee DP,Kruse RN,Sadasivan KK,Albright JA

更新日期：1997-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Postlaminectomy deformities were simulated in the cervical or cervicothoracic spine by the use of a displacement incremental method based on finite-element analysis combined with composite material and spanning element theory. The simulation analyses revealed that the primary cause of postlaminectomy deformity was the...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Saito T,Yamamuro T,Shikata J,Oka M,Tsutsumi S

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Systematic review. OBJECTIVE:To quantify variability in undesirable outcomes among studies of lumbar interbody fusion using stand-alone cage devices, and to determine whether author conflicts of interest contribute to variability. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Promising early studies of lumbar fusion with s...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Fenton JJ,Mirza SK,Lahad A,Stern BD,Deyo RA

更新日期：2007-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In this study, data are presented that provide the surgeon with additional information about the internal structure of the thoracic pedicle, which is especially useful for pedicle screw fixation in the thoracic spine. OBJECTIVES:To quantify the internal structure of the pedicle in the thoracic spine. SUM...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kothe R,O'Holleran JD,Liu W,Panjabi MM

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Longitudinal prospective study on a sample of 41 consecutive disc prosthesis patients, covering a postoperative time period of at least 2 years. OBJECTIVES:To document the rotational and translational range of segmental motion of patients instrumented with ProDisc II prostheses in the lumbar spine and to ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Leivseth G,Braaten S,Frobin W,Brinckmann P

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A total of 215 consecutive patients treated either by bracing or operation received a questionnaire after 9.7 years. OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to elucidate the long-term outcome in a group of brace (BT) or surgical treated (ST) patients suffering AIS. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:In adoles...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Andersen MO,Christensen SB,Thomsen K

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis of the Cervical Spine Research Society Outcomes Study, a longitudinal multicenter cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To provide a statistical model for estimating health utility from the Cervical Spine Outcomes Questionnaire (CSOQ) domain scores. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There is consensu...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Skolasky RL,Carreon LY,Anderson PA,Albert TJ,Riley LH 3rd

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nineteen upper cervical spine specimens were dissected to examine the macroscopic and functional anatomy of alar ligaments. They are on both sides, symmetrically placed, approximately 10-13 mm long and elliptical in cross-section 3 X 6 mm in diameter. The fiber orientation is dependent on the height of dens axis, most...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Dvorak J,Panjabi MM

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six cases of spontaneous fracture of the odontoid process in rheumatoid arthritis are presented. Fifty-one patients with atlantoaxial subluxation in rheumatoid arthritis underwent surgery between 1981 and 1990. This included six patients (in 10%) who had subluxation accompanied by fracture of the odontoid without appa...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Toyama Y,Hirabayashi K,Fujimura Y,Satomi K

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. OBJECTIVE:A national population-based database was analyzed to characterize the risks of postoperative complications and mortality associated with the patient's body mass index (BMI) after lumbar spinal surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Obesity has been associated with greater p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Marquez-Lara A,Nandyala SV,Sankaranarayanan S,Noureldin M,Singh K

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case report and clinical discussion. OBJECTIVE:We intend to report a very rare case of a giant spinal hemangioma causing myelopathy. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Multilevel symptomatic spinal hemangiomas causing acute neurologic symptoms are rare disorders. We found only sporadic reports in English literat...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Grau SJ,Holtmannspoetter M,Seelos K,Tonn JC,Siefert A

更新日期：2009-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This was a prospective, randomized study. OBJECTIVE:To compare the ability of three methods of internal fixation (Harrington rods, AO internal fixator, posterior segmental fixator) to obtain reduction of intracanal fragments in thoracolumbar vertebral compression burst fractures. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DA...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Vornanen MJ,Böstman OM,Myllynen PJ

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective study of 92 patients who underwent anterior cervical surgery. Intraoperative esophagus retraction and postoperative dysphagia were recorded and evaluated. OBJECTIVE:Early dysphagia after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is an underestimated side effect. The aim of this study was to inve...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Papavero L,Heese O,Klotz-Regener V,Buchalla R,Schröder F,Westphal M

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective study of patient outcomes after decompression and fusion for degenerative spondylolisthesis, using the SF-36 survey and a functional questionnaire. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:In recent studies, patient outcomes have been examined more specifically; however, detailed functional outcomes are...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Nork SE,Hu SS,Workman KL,Glazer PA,Bradford DS

更新日期：1999-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case report and biomechanical study. OBJECTIVE:The objectives of this study were to report on a single case of a failed nucleus replacement device and to test the biomechanical properties of the failed device. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The use of spine arthroplasty techniques in the treatment of degener...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lindley EM,Jaafar S,Noshchenko A,Baldini T,Nair DP,Shandas R,Burger EL,Patel VV

更新日期：2010-10-15 00:00:00