Impact of a medical back care program on utilization of services and primary care physician satisfaction in a large, multispecialty group practice health maintenance organization.

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:An in vitro human cadaveric biomechanical study. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate intervertebral rotation changes due to lumbar ProDisc-L compared with simulated fusion, using follower load and multidirectional testing. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Artificial discs, as opposed to the fusions, are thought to decrease...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Panjabi M,Henderson G,Abjornson C,Yue J

更新日期：2007-05-20 00:00:00

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：:Changes in the macromolecular matrix of the intervertebral disc may predispose to biomechanical failure of the disc. Such changes would involve extracellular enzymes capable of altering the collagen and proteoglycan of the disc matrix. In this study, extracts from homogenates of both annuli fibrosi and nuclei pulposi ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Sedowofia KA,Tomlinson IW,Weiss JB,Hilton RC,Jayson MI

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective, nonblinded, multicenter study of outcomes in patients undergoing single-level anterior lumbar discectomy and interbody fusion with InFUSE Bone Graft. OBJECTIVE:To determine the safety and effectiveness of InFUSE Bone Graft applied to an absorbable collagen sponge in anterior lumbar interbod...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Burkus JK,Transfeldt EE,Kitchel SH,Watkins RG,Balderston RA

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This is a report of a prospective case series. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine whether evoked potential activity recorded from occipital scalp electrodes in humans is similar to that recorded in animals, and to evaluate the independence of this activity from the classical somatosensor...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hurlbert RJ,Fehlings MG,Moncada MS

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Analysis of a prospective multicenter database. OBJECTIVE:To assess the ability of the recently created Adult Spinal Deformity (ASD) Frailty Index (ASD-FI) to predict odds of major complications and length of hospital stay for patients who had more severe preoperative deformity and underwent more invasive...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Miller EK,Lenke LG,Neuman BJ,Sciubba DM,Kebaish KM,Smith JS,Qiu Y,Dahl BT,Pellisé F,Matsuyama Y,Carreon LY,Fehlings MG,Cheung KM,Lewis S,Dekutoski MB,Schwab FJ,Boachie-Adjei O,Mehdian H,Bess S,Shaffrey CI,Ames CP

更新日期：2018-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A randomized, placebo-controlled trial in which patients received either usual care by a general practitioner (information and analgesics), or placebo physiotherapy given by a physiotherapist, or exercise therapy given by a physiotherapist. OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of exercise therapy on sickness ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Faas A,van Eijk JT,Chavannes AW,Gubbels JW

更新日期：1995-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:To inhibit β-catenin specifically signaling in chondrocytes Col2-ICAT transgenic mice were generated. Anomalies in caudal vertebrae were detected during embryonic and postnatal stages of Col2-ICAT transgenic mice. OBJECTIVE:To determine the role of canonical β-catenin signaling in caudal vertebral develop...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Shu B,Li TF,Li XF,Tang DZ,Zhang Y,Shi Q,Wang YJ,Chen D

更新日期：2013-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Patient satisfaction with the cosmetic result of spinal fusion surgery was studied in 42 cases of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Neutral or dissatisfied patients were compared with satisfied patients on several physical and psychological characteristics. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether adolescents gener...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Koch KD,Buchanan R,Birch JG,Morton AA,Gatchel RJ,Browne RH

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:By using roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis in six patients having tantalum indicators implanted at a preoperative external fixation test, the mobility in the spondylolytic lumbosacral level and its adjacent segment could be studied before fusion and during the course of postoperative fusion consolida...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Axelsson P,Johnsson R,Strömqvist B

更新日期：1997-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In vivo measurements of low back flexion posture and muscle activity before, during, and after static flexion. OBJECTIVE:To identify the occurrence of creep and muscle fatigue development in the low back during static upper body deep flexion that resembled an above ground work posture. SUMMARY OF BACKGRO...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Shin G,D'Souza C,Liu YH

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 625 patients who sustained acute cervical spine fractures were evaluated by the Spinal Cord Injury Service at Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, between January 1976 and January 1984. Of them, 107 had fractures of the second cervical vertebra. In a retrospective review, motor vehicle accidents...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hadley MN,Sonntag VK,Grahm TW,Masferrer R,Browner C

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:An experimental study of respiratory function and kinematics of the diaphragm and pelvic floor in subjects with a clinical diagnosis of sacroiliac joint pain and in a comparable pain-free subject group was conducted. OBJECTIVE:To gain insight into the motor control strategies of subjects with sacroiliac j...

journal_title：Spine

authors： O'Sullivan PB,Beales DJ,Beetham JA,Cripps J,Graf F,Lin IB,Tucker B,Avery A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Observational. OBJECTIVE:The authors present a detailed description of 25 skeletally immature patients with Chance fractures with a mean follow-up of 6.4 years. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Since the legislation mandating seat belt usage in Canada was first introduced, the fatality rate of automobile colli...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Mulpuri K,Jawadi A,Perdios A,Choit RL,Tredwell SJ,Reilly CW

更新日期：2007-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Determination of clinical results at least 2 years after lumbar spine surgery during which spinal stiffness measurements were made. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether spine stiffness is predictive of clinical results after lumbar spine surgery for spinal stenosis, disc herniation, or degenerative spondylolis...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Brown MD,Wehman KF,Heiner AD

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective population-based cohort analysis. OBJECTIVE:Given the lack of large-scale data on the use and efficacy of multimodal analgesia in spine fusion surgery, we conducted a population-based analysis utilizing the nationwide claims-based Premier Healthcare database. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Mult...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cozowicz C,Bekeris J,Poeran J,Zubizarreta N,Schwenk E,Girardi F,Memtsoudis SG

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Comparvative case series. Data was prospectively entered and retrospectively analyzed. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the need for distal lumbar interbody fusion when sufficient recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) is used posterolaterally at L5-S1 in long spinal constructs for adult deformity ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Rahman RK,Buchowski JM,Stephens B,Dorward IG,Koester LA,Bridwell KH

更新日期：2013-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A 7-year-old ambulatory girl with complete bilateral agenesis of the ilium is reported. OBJECTIVE:To document the clinical evolution and the spino-pelvic balance of a girl with bilateral agenesis of the ilium. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Scapuloiliac dysostosis is a rare focal skeletal dysplasia consistin...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Mac-Thiong JM,Leduc S,Labelle H

更新日期：2005-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective clinical study in which autologous rib graft, harvested during the thoracotomy in staged scoliosis correction, is stored within the patient for use during the second stage (posterior intrumentation and fusion). OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the bone stored by this technique is biologically ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Chugh S,Marks DS,Mangham DC,Thompson AG

更新日期：1998-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This is a technical note and review of the literature. OBJECTIVE:We propose to describe a revised surgical technique of C1 lateral mass screw insertion with protection of C1-C2 venous sinus surrounding the C2 nerve root. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:During C1 lateral mass screw insertion and in posterior C...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Pan J,Li L,Qian L,Tan J,Sun G,Li X

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:An operator-blinded dual modality trial of measurement of lumbar multifidus muscle cross-sectional area was performed. OBJECTIVE:To compare two imaging modalities used for measurement of the lumbar multifidus muscle. METHODS:Ten normal female subjects aged 21-31 years were imaged on two separate days usi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hides JA,Richardson CA,Jull GA

更新日期：1995-01-01 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:A retrospective study was undertaken which evaluated the medical records and imaging studies of a subset of patients managed by the spine service at Jackson Memorial Hospital who were diagnosed with an esophageal perforation in the setting of spinal surgery. OBJECTIVE:To assess the safety and efficacy of ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Navarro R,Javahery R,Eismont F,Arnold DJ,Bhatia NN,Vanni S,Levi AD

更新日期：2005-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective validation of the Scoliosis Research Society Outcomes Questionnaire French-Canadian version (SRS-22fv) in adolescent patients with spondylolisthesis. OBJECTIVE:To determine the measurement properties of the SRS-22fv. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The SRS-22 is widely used for the assessment of h...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Gutman G,Joncas J,Mac-Thiong JM,Beauséjour M,Roy-Beaudry M,Labelle H,Parent S

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The histology of lumbar intertransverse process spinal fusion was studied in an experimental model in rabbits. OBJECTIVES:To qualitatively and quantitatively analyze the sequential histology of spinal fusion using a previously validated animal model. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Few previous studies have d...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Boden SD,Schimandle JH,Hutton WC,Chen MI

更新日期：1995-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cadaveric study on fresh unprocessed, nonpreserved, undyed specimens, which has not previously been reported. OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to explore the possible topographic correlation of the C5 nerve root with regards to its course and regional relation to C6 Chassaignac tubercle. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Rajabian A,Quraishi NA

更新日期：2020-08-01 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 prospective, longitudinal cohort study assessing quantitative socioeconomic outcomes of tertiary rehabilitation for chronically disabled patients with cervical spinal disorders compared with those with more common chronic lumbar spinal disorders. OBJECTIVES:To assess 1-year socioeconomic outcomes of a w...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wright A,Mayer TG,Gatchel RJ

更新日期：1999-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Report of the use of one segmental artery from the left renal artery as inflow source for reconstructing a spine with recalcitrant osteomyelitis. OBJECTIVE:To describe one difficult case of spinal osteomyelitis and our reconstruction procedure. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The use of a vascularized fibular...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Yen YH,Hsieh TS,Hou SM,Wu SJ,Chen SC,Pu CM

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Behavior, mRNA and immunohistochemical assessment of the expression of fractalkine (CX3CL1) and its receptor (CX3CR1) in a rat model of disc herniation by autologous nucleus pulposus (NP) implantation. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the changes in expression of fractalkine and its receptor in the spinal cord and t...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Park HW,Ahn SH,Kim SJ,Seo JM,Cho YW,Jang SH,Hwang SJ,Kwak SY

更新日期：2011-05-20 00:00:00