Noninvasive discrimination of brachial plexus involvement in upper limb pain.

abstract：:A young patient 13 years of age with traumatic sacrolisthesis at S1-S2 accompanied by neurologic damage was initially treated by traction to reduce the S1 dislocation over S2, and later by posterior arthrodesis using the technique of Luque. The procedure resulted in good stability and the patient showed marked orthope...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Rodriguez-Fuentes AE

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Analysis of Swedish national and regional register data. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to characterize healthcare resource utilization, productivity loss, and costs of patients with low back pain (LBP) with or without leg pain, who have been referred from primary care settings to orthopedic special...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Jonsson E,Olafsson G,Fritzell P,Hägg O,Borgström F

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of aplastic arch of the atlas (Keller's type) with severe injury to the cervical spine is presented. The impact of the accident was intense enough to produce bony compression of the C7 vertebra, but no injury occurred to the neural elements in the upper cervical spine. The presence of the ligamentous apparatus ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Weisz GM

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:An immunohistochemical examination of the presence of inflammatory cells in routinely processed resection specimens of the lumbar disc, and a comparison of the histologic results with clinical data collected prospectively before and after surgery. OBJECTIVES:To assess the influence of inflammatory reactio...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Woertgen C,Rothoerl RD,Brawanski A

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:We demonstrated the differentiation of notochordal cells by direct observation using a live automated cell imaging system. We also hypothesized that notochordal cells have characteristics of chondrocyte-like cells. OBJECTIVE:To determine characteristics of notochordal cells by matrix protein expression an...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kim JH,Deasy BM,Seo HY,Studer RK,Vo NV,Georgescu HI,Sowa GA,Kang JD

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective analysis of resource utilization (RU) after lumbar surgery. OBJECTIVE:To determine contributions of patient psychosocial variables to RU, specifically length of stay (LOS) and discharge destination. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Associations between demographic/clinical variables and RU are well...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Mancuso CA,Duculan R,Craig CM,Girardi FP

更新日期：2018-02-15 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：:Biomechanical models of the spine have traditionally assumed that workplace lifting conditions (weight, posture, motion, etc.) precisely dictate the magnitude of individual muscle forces necessary to maintain a biomechanical balance within the trunk. However, because there are a large number of muscle groups within th...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Mirka GA,Marras WS

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In vivo, canine lumbar spine intervertebral motion was measured before and after instrumentation of caudal segments. The three-dimensional kinematics of the intervertebral joint were described using helical axes and Fourier series. OBJECTIVE:The in vivo three-dimensional kinematics of the intervertebral j...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Schendel MJ,Dekutoski MB,Ogilvie JW,Olsewski JM,Wallace LJ

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Experimental animal study. OBJECTIVES:This study evaluates the in vitro and in vivo transduction efficacy and transgene expression in immune competent and pre-exposed rabbits. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Degenerative disc disease (DDD) continues to pose a substantial clinical problem. Therapeutic options ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lattermann C,Oxner WM,Xiao X,Li J,Gilbertson LG,Robbins PD,Kang JD

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cost-utility analysis of an annular closure device (ACD) based on data from a prospective, multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT) OBJECTIVE.: The aim of this study was to determine the cost-effectiveness of a novel ACD in a patient population at high risk for recurrent herniation following discectom...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ament J,Thaci B,Yang Z,Kulubya E,Hsu W,Bouma G,Kim KD

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mixed results of two studies on intradiscal therapy with collagenase versus chymopapain are presented. The first study was performed from January 1983 to March 1984 and consisted of 71 patients treated with collagenase injection (600 ABC units) and 93 patients treated with chymopapain injection (4,000 units) into ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hedtmann A,Steffen R,Krämer J

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:retrospective review. OBJECTIVE:to determine if Anterior/Posterior Combined approach spine surgery is associated with an increased risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) compared to Posterior Only approach surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:combined anterior/posterior approach spine surgery is associated with ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kim HJ,Kepler C,Cunningham M,Rawlins B,Boachie-Adjei O

更新日期：2011-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Techniques for assessing daily function in Patients with back pain are generally crude and limited in scope. We therefore examined a "health status" questionnaire, the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) to assess its measurement characteristics in such patients. Eighty patients with mechanical low-back pain completed the S...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Deyo RA,Diehl AK

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Using a rabbit model of postnatal pulmonary hypoplasia, we investigated how expansion thoracoplasty affected growth of the spine and lungs. OBJECTIVE:By constricting the hemithorax in a growing rabbit to create postnatal pulmonary hypoplasia, we quantified how expansion thoracoplasty affects lung volume, ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Mehta HP,Snyder BD,Baldassarri SR,Hayward MJ,Giuffrida MJ,Entezari V,Jackson AC

更新日期：2010-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Biomechanical spine model. Comparison of stress in the implant and the adjacent cranial segment was done with conventional rigid versus dynamic stabilization system (DS) fixation. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to study stress at the proximal end of spinal fixation with a novel DS. SUMMARY OF BACKGR...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ha AS,Hong DY,Coury JR,Luzzi AJ,Yerukhimov AL,Kim J,Huang P,Sengupta DK

更新日期：2020-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The segmental levels of dorsal root ganglions innervating the sacroiliac joint in rats were investigated using the retrograde transport method. The pathways and functions of the nerve fibers supplying the sacroiliac joint were determined by immunohistochemical detection of transported tracer. OBJECTIVES:T...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Murata Y,Takahashi K,Yamagata M,Takahashi Y,Shimada Y,Moriya H

更新日期：2000-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Thirty-five lumbar disc herniations removed at surgery were studied by indirect immunocytochemistry. OBJECTIVES:To localize immunohistochemically both sensory and autonomic nerve terminals in disc herniations. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Using various more or less specific histologic and histochemical met...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Palmgren T,Grönblad M,Virri J,Seitsalo S,Ruuskanen M,Karaharju E

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anterior stabilization with combined plate and bone fusion was performed after neural decompression on ten patients for spondylotic cervical myelopathy, and for radiculopathy or trauma in three patients. Medial corpectomy was performed at one to four levels. Iliac crest or fibular bone grafts were secured by plates an...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Brown JA,Havel P,Ebraheim N,Greenblatt SH,Jackson WT

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective study with follow-up by a postal questionnaire to 6626 men nearly 40 years of age who had been examined for the first time at the age of 18. OBJECTIVES:To study the predictability of frequent musculoskeletal problems, health, lifestyle, and work situation from the examination 20 years earlier....

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hellsing AL,Bryngelsson IL

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:An established rabbit intertransverse process lumbar fusion model was used to evaluate osteogenic protein (OP)-1 as a potential graft substitute. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether OP-1 is effective in producing intertransverse process lumbar fusion in a rabbit model. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Autogenous i...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Grauer JN,Patel TC,Erulkar JS,Troiano NW,Panjabi MM,Friedlaender GE

更新日期：2001-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case report. OBJECTIVE:The authors present a case of atypical Burkitt's lymphoma with multiple epidural involvements. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Spinal cord compression in children is an emergency that requires urgent attention to minimize neurologic dysfunction. Although it is not life-threatening in mo...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Matsubara H,Watanabe K,Sakai H,Chang H,Fujino H,Higashi Y,Kobayashi M,Adachi S,Seto S,Nakahata T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review of all CT scans of pelvis and abdomen performed at our institution in October and November 2000. OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence and extent of radiographic pelvic asymmetry in a population of patients not preselected for having low back pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Pelvic a...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Badii M,Shin S,Torreggiani WC,Jankovic B,Gustafson P,Munk PL,Esdaile JM

更新日期：2003-06-15 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:A questionnaire survey. OBJECTIVE:To assess the preferred surgical technique, the optimal timing of surgery, and the expectations of different surgical techniques of neurosurgeons in the Netherlands, regarding patients with cervical disc herniation (CDH). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:To treat CDH, multiple...

journal_title：Spine

authors： de Rooij JD,Gadjradj PS,Huygen FJ,Luijsterburg PAJ,Harhangi BS

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A cross-sectional survey among health professionals working in a Kuwait hospital. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence and factors associated with low back pain (LBP). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The literature suggests that health professionals are exposed to occupational risk factors that predispose ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Landry MD,Raman SR,Sulway C,Golightly YM,Hamdan E

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A patient with a medical history of Sweet's Syndrome, an acute neutrophilic dermatosis, was seen at the authors' institution for cervical pain. After undergoing a thorough history-taking and physical examination and after experiencing no relief with conservative therapy, the patient underwent cervical spin...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Propst DA,Bossons CR,Sutterlin CE 3rd

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective analysis. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to compare the safety and efficacy between the fusion-nonfusion hybrid construct (HC: anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion plus artificial disc replacement, ACCF plus cADR) and anterior cervical hybrid decompression and fusion (ACHDF: anterior cervic...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ding F,Jia Z,Wu Y,Li C,He Q,Ruan D

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This study compared the incidence of facet joint asymmetry between adult and juvenile patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation. OBJECTIVES:To determine the different distribution of the facet joint asymmetry between the adult and juvenile patients. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:As early as 1967, ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ishihara H,Matsui H,Osada R,Ohshima H,Tsuji H

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Original report. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the putative negative correlation between the duration of symptoms (DOS) and outcome after surgery for chronic low back pain (CLBP). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) is a well established treatment for CLBP. Anecdotally, a prolo...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Marshman LA,Kasis A,Krishna M,Bhatia CK

更新日期：2010-03-15 00:00:00