Changes in intervertebral disc cross-sectional area with bed rest and space flight.

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Of 28 patients with dystrophic spinal deformity resulting from neurofibromatosis who were treated surgically since 1968, 25 were studied regarding the outcome of spinal deformity at a mean follow-up of 9.7 years after surgery (mean age at follow-up, 21.5 years). OBJECTIVES:This study sought factors that c...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wilde PH,Upadhyay SS,Leong JC

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database. OBJECTIVE:To characterize the utility of obtaining routine postoperative laboratory studies after an anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:ACDF is typically associated with minimal blood loss and morbidity...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Manning BT,Sankaranarayanan S,Hassanzadeh H,Nandyala SV,Marquez-Lara A,Naqvi A,Elboghdady IM,Noureldin M,Singh K

更新日期：2014-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The relation between the rib head and the thoracic disc was investigated anatomically. OBJECTIVES:To clarify the necessity of rib head resection in thoracoscopic discectomy using the anterior approach. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:When using the transthoracic anterior approach, the rib head must often be r...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Moro T,Kikuchi S,Konno S

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents the content and the application criteria of a questionnaire intended for the study of spinal disorders in workers and the results of an investigation, carried out via this questionnaire, in a group of 1205 male workers not exposed to occupational risks for the spine either currently or in the pas...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Occhipinti E,Colombini D,Grieco A

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Technical note. OBJECTIVE:To describe a technique for performing percutaneous vertebroplasty of C1 for treatment of osteolytic metastatic disease involving the lateral portions of the atlas in which precautions are taken to protect the vertebrobasilar arterial supply and a posterior access route is used f...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wetzel SG,Martin JB,Somon T,Wilhelm K,Rufenacht DA

更新日期：2002-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The possibility of a relationship between discographic pain responses and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality inventory scores was investigated. OBJECTIVES:To determine if patients with elevated Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scale scores were more likely to report pain on the injection of a no...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Block AR,Vanharanta H,Ohnmeiss DD,Guyer RD

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective cohort. OBJECTIVE:To identify gaps in opioid prescription immediately prior to spinal fusion and to study the effect of such simulated "opioid weaning/elimination" on risk of long-term postoperative opioid use. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Numerous studies have described preoperative opioid d...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Jain N,Phillips FM,Malik AT,Khan SN

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Chylothorax as a complication of anterior thoracic spine fusion is described in the case of a male with congenital kyphosis. Treatment with protracted chest tube drainage was required, along with dietary modification in which fat ingestion was restricted. This complication is reported to occur in 0.2% of intrathoracic...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Colletta AJ,Mayer PJ

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-six consecutive patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treated by posterior spinal fusion using Harrington distraction compression instrumentation were followed for a minimum of 3 years. Initial surgical correction was satisfactory, but during the follow-up period, mean 4.4 years (3-5 years), there was a ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Dowell JK,Powell JM,Webb PJ,Morley TR

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the regional variations in the use of nonoperative therapies in patients diagnosed with a lumbar intervertebral disc herniation 3 months prior to undergoing microdiscectomy surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Regional...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Davison MA,Lilly DT,Desai SA,Vuong VD,Moreno J,Cheng J,Bagley C,Adogwa O

更新日期：2019-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Literature review. OBJECTIVES:To assess the frequency of lumbar fusion procedures in the United States; changes in the incidence of fusion in the past 12 years; variations in fusion procedure rates among geographic regions of the nation and between the United States and other countries; costs of lumbar fu...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Katz JN

更新日期：1995-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Human lumbar intervertebral discs from individuals of varying ages were obtained at autopsy and analyzed for collagen crosslinks. OBJECTIVES:To analyze alterations in collagen crosslinks in human lumbar intervertebral discs with aging and disc degeneration. Crosslinks studied were pyridinoline, which is a...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Pokharna HK,Phillips FM

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A unique case of pseudo-aneurysm of a lumbar artery after injury of the thoracolumbar spine was presented. OBJECTIVE:To describe the exceptional occurrence of pseudo-aneurysm of a lumbar artery after flexion-distraction fracture of thoracolumbar junction and to discuss the mechanism of formation and the t...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Domenicucci M,Ramieri A,Lenzi J,Fontana E,Martini S

更新日期：2008-02-01 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:In vitro assessment of the effects of platelet-rich plasma on the extracellular matrix metabolism of porcine intervertebral disc cells. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether platelet-rich plasma is effective in stimulating cell proliferation and extracellular matrix metabolism by porcine disc cells cultured in ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Akeda K,An HS,Pichika R,Attawia M,Thonar EJ,Lenz ME,Uchida A,Masuda K

更新日期：2006-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventeen patients were identified with concomitant thoracolumbar and sacral fractures representing 26% of sacral fractures and 7.7% of pelvic fractures. The thirteen men and four women exhibited a bimodal age distribution. There were thirteen vertical compression thoracolumbar fractures, three transverse process frac...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Albert TJ,Levine MJ,An HS,Cotler JM,Balderston RA

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case-control study. OBJECTIVE:We designed a case-control study to analyze the risk factors associated with the development of heterotopic ossification (HO) in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Patients with spinal cord injury have a high risk of developing HO, althoug...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Citak M,Suero EM,Backhaus M,Aach M,Godry H,Meindl R,Schildhauer TA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Analysis of nationally representative survey data for spine-related health care expenditures, utilization and self-reported health status. OBJECTIVE:To study trends from 1997 to 2006 in per-user expenditures for spine-related inpatient, outpatient, pharmacy, and emergency services; and to compare these tr...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Martin BI,Turner JA,Mirza SK,Lee MJ,Comstock BA,Deyo RA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A surgical technique for primary closure of postoperative subfascial infections is described. OBJECTIVES:To describe the methods and indications for the use of the interconnected latissimus dorsi-gluteus maximus flap. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Closure of subfascial postoperative infection can be complic...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Frank CJ,Brantigan J,Cronan J

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This study retrospectively, reviewed the effects of pedicle screw fixation on lumbosacral fusion for degenerative conditions. The records and radiographs of a group of patients treated by wide decompression and fusion of the lumbosacral spine and by one surgeon were studied. Two treatment groups were ident...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Schwab FJ,Nazarian DG,Mahmud F,Michelsen CB

更新日期：1995-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Repositioning error of the trunk was tested in 20 subjects with chronic low back pain and in 20 control subjects. The 3Space Tracker (Polhemus, Colchester, VT), a device that measures three-dimensional position in space, was used to determine the subject's trunk position. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether r...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Newcomer K,Laskowski ER,Yu B,Larson DR,An KN

更新日期：2000-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Fifty-two practices in the East Midlands, United Kingdom, were included. OBJECTIVES:To test the hypothesis that referral for lumbar spine radiography is cost-effective in primary care patients with low back pain of at least 6 weeks' duration compared with usual care in which referral is not routine. SUMM...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Miller P,Kendrick D,Bentley E,Fielding K

更新日期：2002-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cost-effectiveness analysis. OBJECTIVE:To examine the cost-effectiveness of operative versus non-operative treatment of type-II odontoid fractures in patients older than 64 years old. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Significant controversy exists regarding the optimum treatment of geriatric patients with type...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Barlow DR,Higgins BT,Ozanne EM,Tosteson AN,Pearson AM

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dynamic servocontrolled torsion machine has been used to characterize cervical injury due to pure rotation of the head. Resultant force moment, torque, and applied rotation have been measured. Torque applied to the base of the skull resulted in injury to the atlantoaxial joint. No evidence of lower cervical injury w...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Myers BS,McElhaney JH,Doherty BJ,Paver JG,Gray L

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective, nonrandomized cohort. OBJECTIVE:Describe the surgical technique and clinical outcome of distraction lumbar laminoplasty with allograft bone block augmentation and interlaminar lumbar instrumented fusion (ILIF) SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA.: ILIF is a recently described technique that may offer ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cuéllar JM,Field JS,Bae HW

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Controlled study to assess the efficacy of aprotinin and Amicar in reducing blood loss during complex spinal fusions. OBJECTIVES:To compare blood loss and the clotting profile with a thromboelastogram in patients with spinal deformities undergoing sequential anterior and posterior spinal fusions treated i...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Urban MK,Beckman J,Gordon M,Urquhart B,Boachie-Adjei O

更新日期：2001-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Multicenter case-control study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence of back problems in adults with idiopathic scoliosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Information on the prevalence of back problems in adults with idiopathic scoliosis is scarce, especially in untreated individuals, males, and individual...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Grauers A,Topalis C,Möller H,Normelli H,Karlsson MK,Danielsson A,Gerdhem P

更新日期：2014-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to describe the microbiology of surgical site infection (SSI) in spine surgery and relationship with surgical management characteristics. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:SSI is an important complication of spine surgery that results in signific...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Abdul-Jabbar A,Berven SH,Hu SS,Chou D,Mummaneni PV,Takemoto S,Ames C,Deviren V,Tay B,Weinstein P,Burch S,Liu C

更新日期：2013-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-sectional epidemiologic study about low back pain (LBP) reports and associated factors was conducted in two steel industries. A checklist was used to collect information concerning the health, the LBP history, the personal characteristics as well as the characteristics of the present and past working condition...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Masset D,Malchaire J

更新日期：1994-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Samples of patients with new back pain were compared at two medical centers, one with and one without a medical back care program. OBJECTIVES:To measure the impact of a medical back care program on use of services and physician satisfaction in a health maintenance organization. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Branthaver B,Stein GF,Mehran A

更新日期：1995-05-15 00:00:00