Morphometric evaluation of the cervico-thoracic junction. Practical considerations for posterior fixation of the spine.

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis OBJECTIVE.: To identify whether intramuscular local anesthetic infiltration prior to wound closure was effective in reducing postoperative pain and facilitating early discharge following lumbar spine surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Local anesthetic infiltration prio...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Perera AP,Chari A,Kostusiak M,Khan AA,Luoma AM,Casey ATH

更新日期：2017-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Experimental study. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the biomechanical stability of screws placed in expanded pedicles, and to compare those with the screws placed in the nonexpanded pedicles in an in vivo model. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Pullout strength of a pedicle screw increases as the diameter of the screw g...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Yilmaz G,Demirkiran G,Ozkan C,Daglioglu K,Pekmezci M,Alanay A,Yazici M

更新日期：2009-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case report of 3 patients with posterior migration of bullet-shaped fusion cages after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF). One patient required emergency revision surgery; the other 2 patients are being observed during conservative treatment. OBJECTIVE:To review cases of posterior migration o...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Aoki Y,Yamagata M,Nakajima F,Ikeda Y,Takahashi K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Posterolateral lumbar fusions were performed in nicotine-exposed, New Zealand white rabbits. Animals that developed a pseudarthrosis were then regrafted with no graft, autograft, or osteogenic protein-1 (OP-1). OBJECTIVES:To establish a model of pseudarthrosis repair and to evaluate the ability of OP-1 to...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Grauer JN,Vaccaro AR,Kato M,Kwon BK,Beiner JM,Patel TC,Hilibrand AS,Chiba K,Albert TJ

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-one consecutive patients underwent anterior interbody fusion of 40 levels of the lumbar spine using autogenous, autologous, or mixed iliac crest graft. Each patient's disc space height was measured preoperatively, immediately postoperatively, and an average of 29 months postoperatively. The immediate postoperat...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Dennis S,Watkins R,Landaker S,Dillin W,Springer D

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Single institution, single surgeon retrospective review. OBJECTIVE:To investigate if the use of titanium mesh cage on the site of infection could be beneficial for successful outcome of the operative treatment for pyogenic spondylitis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There is a controversy concerning the opti...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Korovessis P,Repantis T,Iliopoulos P,Hadjipavlou A

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the clinical sign of anterior tenderness of the lumbar spine in patients with low-back pain, the method of examination recommended, and the possible significance of such tenderness. The precise mechanism of this tenderness is not clear because of a lack of knowledge of the neuroanatomy of the ante...

journal_title：Spine

authors： O'Brien JP

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Anterior single or dual-rod instrumentation may be performed for the treatment of main thoracic, thoracolumbar, or lumbar adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) curves. OBJECTIVE:To compare the results of anterior dual-rod instrumentation in single-major AIS curves with our previous experience using single...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hurford RK Jr,Lenke LG,Lee SS,Cheng I,Sides B,Bridwell KH

更新日期：2006-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Clinical case report of bilateral stress fractures of the pedicle in a female athlete presenting with back pain. OBJECTIVES:To report this unusual case and surgical treatment and to review the relevant literature. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Low back pain is a frequent complaint in athletes, with the majo...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Parvataneni HK,Nicholas SJ,McCance SE

更新日期：2004-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This prospective observational study included 22 patients who were diagnosed with symptomatic degenerative disc disease treated via artificial disc replacement (ADR) with a laparoscopic technique. OBJECTIVE:The current study aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of ADR using a laparoscopic technique for...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wang W,Liu S,He G,Yan Y,Li X,Ouyang Z,Zuo J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1990 the authors modified the Robinson anterior cervical interbody fusion technique by burring the endplates to expose subchondral bone. The authors compared 31 patients having the standard technique and 29 patients having the modified technique to evaluate 1) setting of the bone graft, 2) kyphotic angulation, 3) p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Emery SE,Bolesta MJ,Banks MA,Jones PK

更新日期：1994-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A randomized, controlled clinical trial. OBJECTIVE:This randomized controlled clinical trial was aimed at comparing the clinical outcomes of combined posteroanterior (P-A) fusion and transforaminal thoracic interbody fusion (TTIF) in cases of thoracolumbar fracture-dislocation. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hao D,Wang W,Duan K,Ma M,Jiang Y,Liu T,He B

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective clinical study. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to examine whether the Tokuhashi score correlates with the neurologic outcome in early surgical treatment in metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC). A retrospective analysis of 35 consecutive incomplete tetraplegic and paraplegic patient...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Putz C,Wiedenhöfer B,Gerner HJ,Fürstenberg CH

更新日期：2008-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A review of methods to optimize anesthesia and analgesia for minimally invasive spine procedures. OBJECTIVE:To provide information to surgeons and anesthesiologists of methods to provide optimal anesthesia and pain control for minimally invasive spine surgery with an emphasis on preoperative planning. SU...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Buvanendran A,Thillainathan V

更新日期：2010-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The human spinal column, devoid of musculature, is incapable of carrying normal physiologic loads. In an in vitro experiment, the effect of simulated intersegmental muscle forces on spinal instability was investigated. Intact and sequentially injured fresh lumbar functional spinal units were subjected to three-dimensi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Panjabi M,Abumi K,Duranceau J,Oxland T

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the 30-day recurrence rate after emergency lumbar discectomy. Secondary aims were to investigate the factors affecting the 30-day recurrence and readmission rates and clinical outcome. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Excluding cauda equine syndrome (CES) ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Reito A,Kyrölä K,Pekkanen L,Paloneva J

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Analysis of positional magnetic resonance images of normal volunteers. OBJECTIVE:To compare the reliability and precision of an active shape model to that of conventional lordosis measurements. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Characterization of lumbar lordosis commonly relies on measurement of angles; these ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Meakin JR,Gregory JS,Smith FW,Gilbert FJ,Aspden RM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective observational study with an 11-year follow-up period was performed. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the influence of education and socioeconomic position on the incidence of permanent disability retirement from back pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Early retirement because of back pain is the extr...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hagen KB,Holte HH,Tambs K,Bjerkedal T

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Spine proprioception and postural control in unstable sitting were compared in 18 chronic low back pain patients using a repeated measures design. OBJECTIVE:The study objective was to determine if stochastic resonance (SR) stimulation of the paraspinal muscles improves spine proprioception and trunk postu...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Reeves NP,Cholewicki J,Lee AS,Mysliwiec LW

更新日期：2009-02-15 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：:When the published data on the radial disc bulge in relation to the axial compression of the motion segment are compared to a simple mechanical model, it follows that an axial inward bulge of the vertebral endplates should occur during compression. The model predicts that the disc height at its center should remain pr...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Brinckmann P,Frobin W,Hierholzer E,Horst M

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Comparative study of prospectively collected radiographic data. OBJECTIVE:To predict physiological alignment of the cervical spine and study its morphology in different postures. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There is increasing evidence that normal cervical spinal alignment may vary from lordosis to neutra...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hey HWD,Lau ET,Wong GC,Tan KA,Liu GK,Wong HK

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Systematic review. OBJECTIVE:To identify, describe, and evaluate common outcome measures in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The treatment of CLBP has been associated with multiple clinical challenges. Further complicating this is the myriad of outcome scores used to...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Chapman JR,Norvell DC,Hermsmeyer JT,Bransford RJ,DeVine J,McGirt MJ,Lee MJ

更新日期：2011-10-01 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:Retrospective cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the degree of postoperative pain and patients' satisfaction after lumbar fusion from a nationwide survey in Korea. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There have been few studies that investigated the factors related to patients' satisfaction after spinal...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kong CB,Jeon DW,Chang BS,Lee JH,Suk KS,Park JB

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective clinical study. OBJECTIVE:To assess Health-Related Quality of Life outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for spinal metastases. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Increasing life expectancy of patients with spinal metastases has resulted in greater interest in overall quality of life, including pai...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Falicov A,Fisher CG,Sparkes J,Boyd MC,Wing PC,Dvorak MF

更新日期：2006-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The prospective study was undertaken to find out preoperative or perioperative factors predicting the results of the first surgery for lumbar disc herniation. The results were evaluated 1 and 6 months postoperatively using, in addition to the patient evaluation, indices for pain, activities of daily living (ADL), and ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hurme M,Alaranta H

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Longitudinal analysis of prospectively collected data. OBJECTIVE:Investigate potential predictors of poor outcome following surgery for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:LSS is the most common reason for an older person to undergo spinal surgery, yet little information...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hébert JJ,Abraham E,Wedderkopp N,Bigney E,Richardson E,Darling M,Hall H,Fisher CG,Rampersaud YR,Thomas KC,Jacobs WB,Johnson M,Paquet J,Attabib N,Jarzem P,Wai EK,Rasoulinejad P,Ahn H,Nataraj A,Stratton A,Manson N

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This is a prospective, randomized study comparing iliac crest bone graft to bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)/compression resistant matrix in instrumented posterolateral fusions for single-level lumbar degenerative disease. A higher recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein (rhBMP)-2 dose and a carrier s...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Dimar JR,Glassman SD,Burkus KJ,Carreon LY

更新日期：2006-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A multicenter assessor-blinded randomized clinical trial was conducted. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the difference in effectiveness of manipulative therapy and interferential therapy for patients with acute low back pain when used as sole treatments and in combination. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Both manip...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hurley DA,McDonough SM,Dempster M,Moore AP,Baxter GD

更新日期：2004-10-15 00:00:00