An analysis of lateral predominance in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with special reference to convexity of the curve.

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective study. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether postoperative pseudarthrosis can be predicted from specific preoperative radiograph measurements. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Various factors reportedly influence the occurrence of pseudarthrosis after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Howe...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Choi SH,Cho JH,Hwang CJ,Lee CS,Gwak HW,Lee DH

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to demonstrate an effective method of testing using the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF) along with the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) to predict outcome criteria in a spinal pain clinic. Using an objective system of criteria for patient achievement, includi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lawlis GF,Mooney V,Selby DK,McCoy CE

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case report and literature review. OBJECTIVE:To describe a unique case of recurrent cerebral embolisms with "bilateral" atlantoaxial rotational vertebral artery occlusion (RVAO), and review the literature on this rare entity. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The few reports of bilateral bow hunter's stroke (BH...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Takeshima Y,Nishimura F,Park YS,Nakase H

更新日期：2014-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective analysis of the clinical outcomes of eight patients with the lumbar pars interarticulars defects treated by direct repair with the aid of intraoperative O-arm based navigation and microendoscopic techniques. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of dire...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Jia M,Wang J,Zhang Z,Zheng W,Zhou Y

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Destructive compression tests and finite element analyses were conducted to investigate the biomechanical strength at the graft-endplate interface in anterior cervical fusion. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effect of endplate thickness, endplate holes, and bone mineral density of the vertebral body on the ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lim TH,Kwon H,Jeon CH,Kim JG,Sokolowski M,Natarajan R,An HS,Andersson GB

更新日期：2001-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective case series. OBJECTIVE:To clarify how preoperative global sagittal imbalance influences outcomes in patients with cervical compression myelopathy undergoing cervical laminoplasty. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The influence of sagittal balance on outcomes of cervical laminoplasty remains uncer...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Oshima Y,Takeshita K,Taniguchi Y,Matsubayashi Y,Doi T,Ohya J,Soma K,Kato S,Oka H,Chikuda H,Tanaka S

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Concurrent, prospective, randomized, and observational cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To assess the 4-year outcomes of surgery versus nonoperative care. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Although randomized trials have demonstrated small short-term differences in favor of surgery, long-term outcomes comparing surgical...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Weinstein JN,Lurie JD,Tosteson TD,Tosteson AN,Blood EA,Abdu WA,Herkowitz H,Hilibrand A,Albert T,Fischgrund J

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case report of dorsally sequestered cervical disc herniation. OBJECTIVE:To present an unusual case of dorsally sequestered cervical disc herniation and to briefly review the literature on this condition. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There have been few reports of migration of cervical disc herniation to ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Tofuku K,Koga H,Kawabata N,Yuasa S,Yone K,Komiya S

更新日期：2007-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Conditioned media (CM) of cartilaginous endplates (CEPs) of intervertebral discs were analyzed in a bioassay with regard to their influence on matrix turnover and inflammatory factors on nucleus pulposus (NP) cells of the same patient. CEP tissue underwent further histological and ultrastructural analysis....

journal_title：Spine

authors： Neidlinger-Wilke C,Boldt A,Brochhausen C,Galbusera F,Carstens C,Copf F,Schultheiss M,Lazary A,Brayda-Bruno M,Ignatius A,Wilke HJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 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:Retrospective analysis. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate conditional survival after surgical resection for spinal chondrosarcoma patients. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Survival estimates are usually reported as survival from the time of surgery, but survival probabilities can change over time. Conditional survival, w...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Song K,Lin K,Guan H,Li F

更新日期：2020-08-15 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 restrospective review of 81 cases of osteoid osteoma of the mobile spine submitted to surgical treatment. OBJECTIVE:Analyze pro and contras of different techniques (conventional and minimally invasive) for the treatment of osteoid osteoma. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Intralesional excision has been cons...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Gasbarrini A,Cappuccio M,Bandiera S,Amendola L,van Urk P,Boriani S

更新日期：2011-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:An analysis of 300 randomly drawn orthopaedic spine articles, published between 1970 and 1990, was performed to assess the quality of biostatistical testing and research design reported in the literature. Of the 300 articles, 269 dealt with topics of an experimental nature, while 31 documented descriptive studies. Sta...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Vrbos LA,Lorenz MA,Peabody EH,McGregor M

更新日期：1993-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship betewwn compensation and three variables--psychologic disturbance, organic status, and pain report characteristics--was assessed. Patients on compensation were clinically similar to patients not on compensation in the relative frequency of cases of psychologic disturbance and nonorganic findings in ea...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Leavitt F,Garron DC,McNeill TW,Whisler WW

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Present disability evaluation schedules for the low back are not scientifically based and produce very great interexaminer differences. The authors have developed a new impairment schedule based on a comprehensive review of the medical literature and the collected opinions of a large number of back specialists. Tests ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Clark WL,Haldeman S,Johnson P,Morris J,Schulenberger C,Trauner D,White A

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the hypothesis that force/distance curve variability distinguishes submaximal from maximal efforts in isokinetic trunk and lifting strength tests. Thirty normal subjects were tested on the Cybex Trunk Extension/Flexion (TEF) and Liftask (LT) machines during maximal (100%) and submaximal (50%) effor...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hazard RG,Reid S,Fenwick J,Reeves V

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective. OBJECTIVE:With approximately 10,000 new spinal cord injury (SCI) patients in the United States each year, predicting public health outcomes is an important public health concern. Combining all regions of the spine in SCI trials may be misleading if the lumbar and sacral regions (conus) have...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Harrop JS,Naroji S,Maltenfort MG,Ratliff JK,Tjoumakaris SI,Frank B,Anderson DG,Albert T,Vaccaro AR

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case report describing thoracic intervertebral disc degeneration and spondylolisthesis associated with a Schmorl node in a young athlete, which was successfully treated by anterior interbody fusion (AIF). OBJECTIVE:To describe a rare pathologic condition with a clinical outcome of a surgical interventio...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Fukuta S,Miyamoto K,Iwata A,Hosoe H,Iwata H,Shirahashi K,Shimizu K

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Finite element and in vitro study. OBJECTIVE:Finite element calculations to delineate a dynamic fixator and confirmation with an in vitro experiment. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND DATA:In the last few years, there was a paradigm shift from rigid to dynamic fixation of spinal segments. However, some so-called dy...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wilke HJ,Heuer F,Schmidt H

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A correlation was studied between degenerative spondylolisthesis (DSL) of the cervical spine and spinal-evoked potentials intraoperatively recorded in elderly patients who had surgical treatment for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the functional importance of cervical DSL in elde...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Tani T,Kawasaki M,Taniguchi S,Ushida T

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A clinicobiomechanical study. OBJECTIVE:To clarify the clinicobiomechanical characteristics of a segment with lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis (LDS) using an original intraoperative measurement system. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Although radiographical evaluation of LDS is extensively performed, the...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hasegawa K,Kitahara K,Shimoda H,Ishii K,Ono M,Homma T,Watanabe K

更新日期：2014-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Magnetic resonance imaging findings of an increased signal in the cervical cord in patients undergoing surgery for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament were analyzed to determined whether an increased signal on T2-weighted images correlated with a poorer outcome. OBJECTIVES:To clarify wheth...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Nakamura M,Fujimura Y

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Diagnosis, postoperative complications, and surgical results in patients over 70 years old who underwent surgery for lumbar nerve root compression of a degenerative origin were evaluated in a prospective, consecutive study. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Of the 50 patients investigated, 43 suffered from centr...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Jönsson B,Strömqvist B

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective, double-blinded, randomized controlled study. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the use of 2 doses of tranexamic acid (TXA) can reduce perioperative blood loss and blood transfusions in low-risk adult patients undergoing complex laminectomy. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Complex laminectomy (multil...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Raksakietisak M,Sathitkarnmanee B,Srisaen P,Duangrat T,Chinachoti T,Rushatamukayanunt P,Sakulpacharoen N

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to analyze the nature and cause of spinal disabilities among military and civil aircrew in India. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Studies suggest that military aircrew may be more prone than nonaviators to develop spinal disabilities. An in-depth analysis of such disabilities can ena...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Taneja N

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Critical appraisal of the literature. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to assess if results of back pain trials are statistically significant and clinically important. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There seems to be a discrepancy between conclusions reported by authors and actual results of random...

journal_title：Spine

authors： van Tulder M,Malmivaara A,Hayden J,Koes B

更新日期：2007-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Two unusual cases of intradural extramedullary noncommunicating arachnoid cysts are presented, with a review of literature. OBJECTIVE:To assess surgical excision results in the reversal of symptoms and neurologic deficits. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Most patients harboring arachnoid cysts are asymptomati...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kumar K,Malik S,Schulte PA

更新日期：2003-01-15 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:The authors prospectively evaluated 40 patients with paralytic scoliosis treated from 1985 to 1990 with bilateral posterior segmental instrumentation, facet fusions, local bone graft, and allograft (mostly fresh frozen) bone supplementation only. OBJECTIVES:The authors report the fusion results for these ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bridwell KH,O'Brien MF,Lenke LG,Baldus C,Blanke K

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00