Flexibility of scoliosis. What does it mean? Is this terminology appropriate?

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Acute respiratory compromise is occasionally observed in a subgroup of patients with upper spinal injuries involving the C2 vertebrae. A retrospective review was performed to identify fracture types and risk factors for early respiratory deterioration following injury to the upper cervical spine. OBJECTIV...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Harrop JS,Vaccaro A,Przybylski GJ

更新日期：2001-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This review examines, in a condensed manner, many of the major achievements related to spinal cord injury research during the last quarter century. Most of the advances have been made within the past 10 years. They include such basic and clinical tools as evoked potentials, regional and local spinal blood flows, neuro...

journal_title：Spine

authors： de la Torre JC

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the long-term effects of lower lumbar fusion, 94 subjects were catalogued from medical records. They had a lumbar arthrodesis at the third lumbar level or below and their operations were performed before 1964. Twenty-four were not located and 8 were deceased. Sixty-two subjects (72% of available sample) c...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lehmann TR,Spratt KF,Tozzi JE,Weinstein JN,Reinarz SJ,el-Khoury GY,Colby H

更新日期：1987-03-01 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：STUDY DESIGN:Multicenter retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between resident involvement in the operating room and 30-day complication rates in patients undergoing single-level anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Although an integral part of ac...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kim RB,Garcia RM,Smith ZA,Dahdaleh NS

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retro-prospective study. OBJECTIVES:To identify the incidence and the risk factors associated with the development of Facial pressure ulcers (FPU) in patients underwent spine surgery in prone position for at least 3 hours. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:FPU is a serious complication that can occur after prol...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Techanivate A,Athibai N,Siripongsaporn S,Singhatanadgige W

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional study of 880 outpatients with low back and/or leg pain regarding age distribution of three radiologic factors. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the proportion and relationship of three individual radiologic factors with age on segmental instability in sagittal plane in consecutive age groups. SU...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Iguchi T,Kanemura A,Kasahara K,Kurihara A,Doita M,Yoshiya S

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. OBJECTIVE:We set out to evaluate the radiographic and patient-reported outcomes following C1-C2 arthrodesis for atlantoaxial osteoarthritis (AAOA) using modern instrumentation and techniques. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Few studies have evaluated outcomes following C1-C2 arthrodesi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kang DG,Lehman RA Jr,Wagner SC,Peters C,Riew KD

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Records of 41 patients were reviewed for early complications resulting from reduction of high-grade spondylolisthesis. Blood loss averaged 1,427 ml. There were no cases of infection, dural tears, or bladder or bowel dysfunction. Two cases of transient foot drop and one case of permanent foot drop developed. A lumbar p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ani N,Keppler L,Biscup RS,Steffee AD

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. OBJECTIVE:To determine the prognostic indicators in patients with solitary plasmacytoma of bone (SPB) of the spine. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Population-level estimates for prognosis among patients with SPB of the spine are still lacking. Sociodemographic and clinical predictors ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wang Y,Li H,Liu C,Chen C,Yan J

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Systematic literature review. OBJECTIVE:To determine the options, indications, and outcomes for conventional radiotherapy and radiosurgery for metastatic spine disease. METHODS:Three research questions were determined through a consensus among a multidisciplinary panel of spine oncology experts. A system...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Gerszten PC,Mendel E,Yamada Y

更新日期：2009-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analysis using kinetic magnetic resonance images (MRIs). OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship of changes in the sagittal alignment of the cervical spine on the kinematics of the functional motion unit and disc degeneration. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Normal lordotic alignment is one of...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Miyazaki M,Hymanson HJ,Morishita Y,He W,Zhang H,Wu G,Kong MH,Tsumura H,Wang JC

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mobility of hips and lumbar spine were measured in 301 men and 175 women who were in employment but suffered from chronic or recurrent low-back pain. The degree of low-back pain (LBP) was assessed with a questionnaire. Hip flexion, extension, internal rotation, and hamstring flexibility in the men, and hip flexion and...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Mellin G

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The pretension of the Dynesys cord was varied to evaluate its effects on both tissue responses and screw-spacer behaviors by the finite-element method. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to provide detailed information about the motion-preserving and load-shielding mechanisms of the Dynesys screw-spacer joint. S...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Chien CY,Tan CH,Lu TH,Lin SC,Chuang WH,Chiang MC,Luh YP,Chen YJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospectively enrolled, retrospectively analyzed matched cohort analysis. OBJECTIVE:Evaluate the relative merits of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) and anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) when performed in long deformity constructs. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Interbody fusion is frequen...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Dorward IG,Lenke LG,Bridwell KH,OʼLeary PT,Stoker GE,Pahys JM,Kang MM,Sides BA,Koester LA

更新日期：2013-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Survey. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to objectify the burden of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) to better advocate for scoliosis care in the future. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:AIS is a common spinal deformity that can affect individuals on many levels. Patients with big curves usually seek m...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Aldebeyan S,Sinno H,Makhdom A,Ouellet JA,Saran N

更新日期：2017-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Fracture and fracture-dislocations of the cervical spine are serious injuries that rarely go undiagnosed. A case report of a bilateral facet dislocation with anterior displacement is presented that went undiagnosed and untreated, and healed without neurologic sequelae. No previous similar reports are known. ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Thompson GH,Hohl M

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Survival analysis techniques were used to compare the fatigue failure responses of elderly motion segments to a middle-aged sample. OBJECTIVES:To compare fatigue life of a middle-aged sample of lumbosacral motion segments to a previously tested elderly cohort. An additional objective was to evaluate the i...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Gallagher S,Marras WS,Litsky AS,Burr D,Landoll J,Matkovic V

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective case series. OBJECTIVE:To report the effect of repeated growing rod (GR) lengthenings on the sagittal and pelvic profile in patients with early-onset scoliosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Posterior distraction-based GRs have gained popularity as a technique for the surgical management of ea...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Shah SA,Karatas AF,Dhawale AA,Dede O,Mundis GM Jr,Holmes L Jr,Yorgova P,Neiss G,Johnston CE,Emans JB,Thompson GH,Pawelek JB,Akbarnia BA,Growing Spine Study Group.

更新日期：2014-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective study of patients undergoing palliative surgery for metastatic spinal tumors. OBJECTIVE:To investigate short-term functional recovery and duration of improvement after palliative surgery, to correlate these outcomes with the revised Tokuhashi score, and to examine the relationship between ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Yamashita T,Aota Y,Kushida K,Murayama H,Hiruma T,Takeyama M,Iwamura Y,Saito T

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of a bifid posterior arch of the atlas has been regarded as a contraindication to the wiring of C1-2 for atlantoaxial arthrodesis. Three cases with C1 posterior spondyloschisis are presented with successful atlantoaxial arthrodesis using laterally placed wires to avoid the midline defect of the atlas. An ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lipson SJ,Hammerschlag SB

更新日期：1984-01-01 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:A patient with a medical history of Sweet's Syndrome, an acute neutrophilic dermatosis, was seen at the authors' institution for cervical pain. After undergoing a thorough history-taking and physical examination and after experiencing no relief with conservative therapy, the patient underwent cervical spin...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Propst DA,Bossons CR,Sutterlin CE 3rd

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cervical facet capsular strains were determined during bending and at failure in the human cadaver. OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of an axial pretorque on facet capsular strains and estimate the risk for subcatastrophic capsular injury during normal bending motions. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Epidemi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Winkelstein BA,Nightingale RW,Richardson WJ,Myers BS

更新日期：2000-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:An independent retrospective review of 37 patients undergoing 39 anteroposterior lumbar fusions for lumbar pseudarthrosis repair between 1984 and 1990. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate radiographically and functionally the results of the combined anteroposterior fusion for the management of symptomatic lumbar pseud...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Albert TJ,Pinto M,Denis F

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To analyze the serum and drain concentrations of antibiotics administered by two different routes and compare the results. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Systemic antibiotics are expected to reach the surgical site and maintain adequate concentrations of the drug to preven...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Naresh-Babu J,Arun-Kumar V

更新日期：2020-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The effect of an EP1 receptor antagonist on pain-related behavior induced by nucleus pulposus (NP) applied to the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) in rats was investigated. OBJECTIVE:We investigated pain-related behavior, the amount of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and neural damage to the DRG after application of N...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Sekiguchi M,Otoshi K,Kikuchi S,Konno S

更新日期：2011-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Multicenter case-control study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence of back problems in adults with idiopathic scoliosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Information on the prevalence of back problems in adults with idiopathic scoliosis is scarce, especially in untreated individuals, males, and individual...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Grauers A,Topalis C,Möller H,Normelli H,Karlsson MK,Danielsson A,Gerdhem P

更新日期：2014-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review-multicenter database. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to compare the upper thoracic (UT) and lower thoracic (LT) upper instrumented vertebrae (UIV) in long fusions to the sacrum for adult scoliosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The optimal UIV for stopping long fusions to the s...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kim HJ,Boachie-Adjei O,Shaffrey CI,Schwab F,Lafage V,Bess S,Gupta MC,Smith JS,Deviren V,Akbarnia B,Mundis GM,OʼBrien M,Hostin R,Ames C,International Spine Study Group.

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The results from cervical laminoplasty in 18 patients with diabetes mellitus were compared with results from the same procedure in 34 nondiabetic patients matched for age, gender, and disease. OBJECTIVE:To analyze the effects of diabetes mellitus on the surgical outcome after cervical laminoplasty. SUMMA...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kawaguchi Y,Matsui H,Ishihara H,Gejo R,Yasuda T

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00