Congenital atlantoaxial fusion. A case report.

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective chart review of prospectively collected data from 2 nonrandomized, nonconcurrent cohorts. OBJECTIVE:Early results of 2 lumbar interbody fusion procedures-open posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) and minimally invasive (extreme lateral interbody fusion [XLIF])-were compared in octogenari...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Rodgers WB,Gerber EJ,Rodgers JA

更新日期：2010-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Segmental spinal instrumentation with sublaminar fixation is widely used but a variety of materials and techniques are being employed for both scoliosis and other spinal surgery. This study addresses the question as to which is best. Both the materials and the methods of securing them were studied. The materials teste...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Crawford RJ,Sell PJ,Ali MS,Dove J

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case report. OBJECTIVE:To report the occurrence of a rare complication following revision of a spinal cord stimulator. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Puncture of the dura with placement of an electrode within the spinal cord has not been reported as a complication of spinal cord stimulation. METHODS:A patie...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Meyer SC,Swartz K,Johnson JP

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Randomized, controlled study. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of infliximab on herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) resorption. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Although the effects of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) on HNP resorption are not fully understood, TNF-alpha appears to be an essential mediator...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Autio RA,Karppinen J,Niinimäki J,Ojala R,Veeger N,Korhonen T,Hurri H,Tervonen O

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Human cadaveric biomechanical study. OBJECTIVE:To determine the fixation strength of laterally directed, cortical pedicle screws under physiological loads. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Lateral trajectory cortical pedicle screws have been described as a means of obtaining improved fixation while minimizing ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Baluch DA,Patel AA,Lullo B,Havey RM,Voronov LI,Nguyen NL,Carandang G,Ghanayem AJ,Patwardhan AG

更新日期：2014-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Translation and validation of the Early Onset Scoliosis-24 Questionnaire (EOSQ-24). OBJECTIVE:To cross-culturally adapt the English version of the EOSQ-24 to the Dutch language and to assess the questionnaire's reliability and validity. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Early-onset scoliosis (EOS) has a profoun...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wijdicks SPJ,Dompeling SD,de Reuver S,Kempen DHR,Castelein RM,Kruyt MC

更新日期：2019-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes consistent with Scheuermann's kyphosis were noted in 103 specimens (7.4%) of a sample of 1,384 thoracic spines in the Hamann-Todd collection of human skeletons. In 94% of the affected vertebrae, a distinct anterior elongation of the vertebral centrum was present. This anterior extension was composed of mature ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Digiovanni BF,Scoles PV,Latimer BM

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case report. OBJECTIVE:To describe a case of traumatic lumbosacral spondyloptosis and present a literature review. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Traumatic spondyloptosis is a very rare injury caused by high-energy trauma. Eight cases of traumatic spondyloptosis of L5-S1 have been reported, including only ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wangtaphan W,Oo M,Paholpak P,Wang Z,Sakakibara T,Kasai Y

更新日期：2012-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review of anterior and posterior fusions for treatment of adolescent idiopathic thoracic scoliosis. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate both the instrumented thoracic and the spontaneous lumbar curve corrections after treatment of the primary thoracic scoliosis by either anterior or posterior fusion. SU...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lenke LG,Betz RR,Bridwell KH,Harms J,Clements DH,Lowe TG

更新日期：1999-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective evaluation of fibrinogen levels before surgery and after surgery in patients with idiopathic scoliosis undergoing posterior spinal fusion (PSF) and segmental spinal instrumentation (SSI) who received Amicar to decrease perioperative blood loss. OBJECTIVES:To assess a possible association betwe...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Thompson GH,Florentino-Pineda I,Armstrong DG,Poe-Kochert C

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review of pediatric patients with vertebral and spinal cord tumors. OBJECTIVES:To identify clinical and radiographic features of diagnostic importance, and to evaluate the effectiveness of surgical treatment with respect to complications in pediatric patients with vertebral and spinal cord t...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Parikh SN,Crawford AH

更新日期：2003-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial motor and sensory examinations were conducted on 90 patients with bullet fragments lodged in the spinal canal. Annual follow-up examinations were completed on 66 patients. Despite the fact that approximately 20% of the bullets had perforated the alimentary canal, no cases of infection were noted. Statistical an...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Waters RL,Adkins RH

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Patients were assessed by independent research teams in six different spine centers after indication for discectomy was established. Six- and twelve-month follow-ups were performed. OBJECTIVES:Objectives of this study were to determine somatic subjective symptoms, objective signs, sociodemographic, and ps...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Junge A,Dvorak J,Ahrens S

更新日期：1995-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In many countries, back problems have been defined as occupational injuries. The belief underlying this injury model is that back symptoms are caused primarily by work-related mechanical factors that damage the structures of the spine, either through a single incident or repeated loading. Although the etiopathogenesis...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Videman T,Battié MC

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective comparative cohort study. OBJECTIVE:Examine the impact of multilevel fusion on return to work (RTW) status and compare RTW status after multi- versus single-level cervical fusion for patients with work-related injury. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Patients with work-related injuries in the wor...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Faour M,Anderson JT,Haas AR,Percy R,Woods ST,Ahn UM,Ahn NU

更新日期：2017-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Low back pain (LBP) is the most common, costly, and disabling musculoskeletal condition. Although most LBP patients recover within two months, 2-3% eventually develop disabling chronic low back pain (DCLBP). Due to the prevalence of DCLBP problems, models have been developed to predict which acute low back pain patien...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lehmann TR,Spratt KF,Lehmann KK

更新日期：1993-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A review of 60 surgical cases for correction of scoliosis, during which neuromotor evoked potentials and somatosensory evoked potentials were monitored. OBJECTIVES:To determine the validity and reliability of intraoperative neuromotor evoked potential monitoring in cases of scoliosis, where damage to the ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lubitz SE,Keith RW,Crawford AH

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to describe the biology of spinal lengthening (vertebrodiatasis) in a juvenile goat model. A small Orthofix dynamic fixator was affixed to 5.5 mm pedicular halfpins placed bilaterally at T12, L1, L5 and L6 in six juvenile goats. Distraction was performed across vertebral endplates between ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Stefko RM,Cain JE Jr,Lauerman WC 2nd,Brann C,Platenburg RC,Pyka R

更新日期：1993-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-four patients with traumatic distractive flexion injuries in the mid to lower cervical spine were treated with posterior wire stabilization without bony fusion from January 1981 through May 1987. Fifteen had cord involvement, and nine had root involvement. Ten were neurologically intact. Thirty patients were fo...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Feldborg Nielsen C,Annertz M,Persson L,Wingstrand H,Säveland H,Brandt L

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE:To examine the demographic characteristics, etiology, and the type and degree of disability of both traumatic and nontraumatic spinal cord injuries (SCIs) managed in a tertiary care hospital in Malaysia. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There is a lack of data on the epidemiolo...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ibrahim A,Lee KY,Kanoo LL,Tan CH,Hamid MA,Hamedon NM,Haniff J

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In vitro human cadaveric study simultaneously quantifying sagittal plane flexibility and spinal canal stenosis. OBJECTIVE:To compare biomechanical stability and the change in cross-sectional area during flexion and extension after laminectomy and open-door laminoplasty. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Spinal ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Subramaniam V,Chamberlain RH,Theodore N,Baek S,Safavi-Abbasi S,Senoğlu M,Sonntag VK,Crawford NR

更新日期：2009-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional autopsy study. OBJECTIVE:Quantify histological changes in the lower cervical spine facet joints with regard to age and sex using systematic random sampling of entire joints. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Neck pain is a common debilitating musculoskeletal condition and one of the highest rank...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Uhrenholt L,Charles AV,Gregersen M,Hartvigsen J,Hauge EM

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe trunk strength and lumbar paraspinal muscle activity across five angles of flexion during isometric exercise and rest in chronic low-back pain patients and control subjects. High muscle tension as measured by surface integrated electromyography is predicted by a muscle spasm m...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cassisi JE,Robinson ME,O'Conner P,MacMillan M

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A report of a case of lumbar spine duplication with the clinical appearance of adolescent scoliosis. OBJECTIVE:To increase knowledge about the pathogenesis and treatment of lumbar spinal duplication. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Although there have been other reports of lumbar spine duplication of this mag...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Goldberg BA,Erwin WD,Heggeness MH

更新日期：1998-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective, randomized controlled study of patients with L5-S1 lumbar disc herniations, operated with endoscopic discectomy through an interlaminar or transforaminal approach. OBJECTIVE:To compare the results of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy in L5-S1 disc herniation through an interlaminar ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Nie H,Zeng J,Song Y,Chen G,Wang X,Li Z,Jiang H,Kong Q

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected multicenter series. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the sagittal profile of surgically treated adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:With the increasing popularity of segmental pedicle screw spinal instrumentation, thoracic kyph...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Newton PO,Yaszay B,Upasani VV,Pawelek JB,Bastrom TP,Lenke LG,Lowe T,Crawford A,Betz R,Lonner B,Harms Study Group.

更新日期：2010-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case report of a solitary osteochondroma of the cervical spine causing myelopathy in a 66-year-old woman. OBJECTIVES:To review the relevant literature and describe a highly unusual clinical manifestation of solitary osteochondroma. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Osteochondromas are common benign bony lesions...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ratliff J,Voorhies R

更新日期：2000-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective 2:1 propensity score-matched analysis on a national longitudinal database between 2006 and 2010. OBJECTIVE:To compare rates of adverse events, revisions procedure rates, and payment differences in anterior cervical fusion procedures compared with posterior laminectomy and fusion procedures w...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cole T,Veeravagu A,Zhang M,Azad TD,Desai A,Ratliff JK

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two adult patients with craniocervical junction malformations presented with tussive symptom onset. These patients had acute onset of permanent neurologic symptoms. One patient had basilar invagination with tonsilar herniation and the second, a Type 1 Arnold-Chiari malformation with cord widening. Possible mechanisms ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kramer LD,Locke GE,Rasmus SC

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To understand whether patients actually perceive increased limitations as compared with their preoperative state due to stiffness after lumbar arthrodesis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Lumbar arthrodesis by intention eliminates spinal motion in an attempt to decrease pai...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hart RA,Marshall LM,Hiratzka SL,Kane MS,Volpi J,Hiratzka JR

更新日期：2014-11-15 00:00:00