Double-blind evaluation of collagenase injections for herniated lumbar discs.

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case report and literature review of the five previous case reports. OBJECTIVES:To outline the features of Torulopsis glabrata spinal osteomyelitis, including its risk factors, diagnosis, and recommended treatments. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Fungal infections in general and Torulopsis glabrata in part...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Curran MP,Lenke LG

更新日期：1996-04-01 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:A retrospective analysis of a case series was performed. OBJECTIVE:To describe a novel technique to monitor femoral nerve function by analyzing the saphenous nerve somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) during transpsoas surgical exposures of the lumbar spine. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:During transpsoas ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Silverstein J,Mermelstein L,DeWal H,Basra S

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective, multicenter, case-controlled study. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical and radiographical differences between thoracic idiopathic spinal cord herniation (ISCH) and spinal arachnoid cyst (SAC). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:ISCH and SAC are relatively rare diseas...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Nakashima H,Imagama S,Yagi H,Kato F,Kanemura T,Sato K,Kawakami N,Kamiya M,Yoshihara H,Ito K,Matsuyama Y,Nishida Y,Ishiguro N

更新日期：2017-08-15 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:A clinical series of patients with unilateral radiculopathy treated with the anterior cervical foraminotomy procedure. OBJECTIVE:To establish procedural techniques and clinical and radiologic outcomes for the anterior cervical foraminotomy procedure. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Cervical radiculopathy is t...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Johnson JP,Filler AG,McBride DQ,Batzdorf U

更新日期：2000-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to identify associations between abnormal coagulation profile and postoperative morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing posterior lumbar fusion (PLF). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The literature suggests that abnormal coagulation prof...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bronheim RS,Oermann EK,Cho SK,Caridi JM

更新日期：2017-06-15 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：OBJECTIVES:This study analyzed the use of a coral hydroxyapatite bone substitute for use in ACDF both with and without an anterior cervical plate. STUDY DESIGN:The healing of multilevel anterior cervical fusions was tested using a goat model. Comparisons were drawn with histologic, radiographic, and biomechanical test...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Zdeblick TA,Cooke ME,Kunz DN,Wilson D,McCabe RP

更新日期：1994-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:An in vivo rat-tail model was adopted to study the structural changes of degenerated intervertebral disc after different traction protocols. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of traction with different modes and magnitudes on disc with simulated degeneration. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Traction has be...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lai A,Chow DH

更新日期：2010-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Pre-/poststudy comparing surgical and nonsurgical treatment. OBJECTIVE:To identify whether orthopedic spinal surgery can effectively improve life satisfaction and self-esteem in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There have been many studies about the effect of spin...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Zhang J,He D,Gao J,Yu X,Sun H,Chen Z,Li M

更新日期：2011-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Rabbit knee articular chondrocytes overexpressing human growth factors were injected into cultured intervertebral disc explants. Survival of the injected cells and accumulation of extracellular matrix were assessed. OBJECTIVE:To define the utility of cell-based gene delivery approach for repair of the int...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Zhang Y,Phillips FM,Thonar EJ,Oegema T,An HS,Roman-Blas JA,He TC,Anderson DG

更新日期：2008-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Systematic review. OBJECTIVES:To review the various radiographic parameters currently used to assess traumatic thoracolumbar injuries, emphasizing the validity and technique behind each one, to formulate evidence-based guidelines for a standardized radiographic method of assessment of these fractures. SU...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Keynan O,Fisher CG,Vaccaro A,Fehlings MG,Oner FC,Dietz J,Kwon B,Rampersaud R,Bono C,France J,Dvorak M

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to estimate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a cognitive-based education program on patients with subacute or chronic low back pain (LBP) in primary care, compared to usual treatment, p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Werner EL,Storheim K,Løchting I,Wisløff T,Grotle M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective, multicenter, observational study. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of intervention after an alert in intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) using transcranial motor-evoked potentials (Tc-MEPs) during surgery for thoracic ossification of the posterio...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kobayashi K,Imagama S,Yoshida G,Ando M,Kawabata S,Yamada K,Kanchiku T,Fujiwara Y,Taniguchi S,Iwasaki H,Tadokoro N,Takahashi M,Wada K,Yamamoto N,Shigematsu H,Funaba M,Yasuda A,Ushirozako H,Tani T,Matsuyama Y

更新日期：2021-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This anatomic study tested placement of C2 pedicle screws using cadaver specimens. OBJECTIVES:To further assess the safety of transpedicular screw placement in the axis by comparing two surgical techniques. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Transpedicular screw fixation of traumatic spondylolisthesis of the axi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ebraheim N,Rollins JR Jr,Xu R,Jackson WT

更新日期：1996-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Radiology of the sacroiliac joint was investigated by obtaining different and multiple radiographs of cadaveric pelves marked with solder metal wire and radiopaque paint. OBJECTIVES:To demonstrate the orientation of the sacroiliac joint on various, radiographic views. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Interpret...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ebraheim NA,Mekhail AO,Wiley WF,Jackson WT,Yeasting RA

更新日期：1997-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The first 17 adults with nonparalytic scoliosis having long fusion to the sacrum treated with the Luque-Galveston technique were reviewed. There were 3 men and 14 women. Their average age at the time of surgery was 47 years and the mean follow-up period was 42 months. There were no neurologic complications and no pati...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Saer EH 3rd,Winter RB,Lonstein JE

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Longitudinal case-controlled animal study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate putative cellular mechanisms to explain structural changes in muscle and adipose and connective tissues of the back muscles after intervertebral disc (IVD) injury. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Structural back muscle changes are ubiquitous ...

journal_title：Spine

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

更新日期：2015-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In silico finite element study. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of six construct factors on apical rod strain in an in silico pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) model: traditional inline and alternative Ames-Deviren-Gupta (ADG) multi-rod techniques, number of accessory rods (th...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Gelb DE,Tareen J,Jazini E,Ludwig SC,Harris JA,Amin DB,Wang W,Van Horn MR,Patel PD,Mirabile BA,Bucklen BS

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Bone mineral density of individuals with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament and that of normal people was determined by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether bone mineral density in the people with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament is higher t...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Mamada T,Nakamura K,Hoshino Y,Saita K,Kurokawa T

更新日期：1997-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective radiographic analysis. OBJECTIVE:To retrospectively review a group of patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) to determine the relative risk of adjacent level disc degeneration after incorrect needle localization. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The needle puncture tec...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Nassr A,Lee JY,Bashir RS,Rihn JA,Eck JC,Kang JD,Lim MR

更新日期：2009-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. OBJECTIVE:To compare outcomes and complication rates between patients with and without Parkinson's disease (PD) patients undergoing surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There is limited literature evaluating the impact of PD on long-term outcomes af...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Shah NV,Beyer GA,Solow M,Liu S,Tarabichi S,Stroud SG,Hollern DA,Bloom LR,Liabaud B,Agarwal S,Passias PG,Paulino CB,Diebo BG

更新日期：2019-07-15 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:Retrospective register-based study using Swedish registers and data prospectively collected in quality register Swespine. OBJECTIVE:Analyze the association of societal costs and spine surgery outcome in low back pain (LBP) patients based on patient reported outcome measures (PROMs). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hansson-Hedblom A,Jonsson E,Fritzell P,Hägg O,Borgström F

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case series. OBJECTIVE:Presentation of results of dorsal root entry zone lesions in 10 patients suffering from severe neuropathic pain due to brachial plexopathy or radiation-induced trigeminal neuropathy. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Radiation-induced neuropathy is an uncommon but serious complication of ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Teixeira MJ,Fonoff ET,Montenegro MC

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A cross-sectional study of 96 patients with lumbosacral adolescent spondylolisthesis. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether lumbosacral kyphosis (LSK) is associated with the quality of life of patients with spondylolisthesis and to identify reference values of LSK associated with significant impairments in qualit...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Tanguay F,Labelle H,Wang Z,Joncas J,de Guise JA,Mac-Thiong JM

更新日期：2012-02-15 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：:The posture of nineteen subjects under two conditions of footwear was analyzed for differences in the location of the line of gravity of the body with respect to anatomical landmarks. Intrasubject comparison of barefoot and high-heeled stance showed that the wearing of high heels caused lumbar flattening, a backward t...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Opila KA,Wagner SS,Schiowitz S,Chen J

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A study of mechanically induced herniation in punctured ovine discs followed by structural analysis. OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether an annular puncture influences the path that herniation takes by providing direct passage for nucleus through the annulus and therefore whether it increases the risk of acu...

journal_title：Spine

authors： van Heeswijk VM,Thambyah A,Robertson PA,Broom ND

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00