Monitoring of lumbosacral nerve roots during spinal instrumentation.

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence and severity of degenerative changes seen on lateral roentgenograms in 200 asymptomatic men and women in five age groups with an age range of 20-65 years and to determine the normal values of cervical lordosis and spinal canal sagittal diameters and their relati...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Gore DR,Sepic SB,Gardner GM

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Feasibility analysis of percutaneous posterolateral thoracic microendoscopic discectomy in a human cadaver model. OBJECTIVE:To describe a new, minimally invasive, posterolateral approach to the thoracic spine for the treatment of disc herniations. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND:Thoracoscopic discectomy offers sur...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Isaacs RE,Podichetty VK,Sandhu FA,Santiago P,Spears JD,Aaronson O,Kelly K,Hrubes M,Fessler RG

更新日期：2005-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Rabbit knee articular chondrocytes overexpressing human growth factors were injected into cultured intervertebral disc explants. Survival of the injected cells and accumulation of extracellular matrix were assessed. OBJECTIVE:To define the utility of cell-based gene delivery approach for repair of the int...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Zhang Y,Phillips FM,Thonar EJ,Oegema T,An HS,Roman-Blas JA,He TC,Anderson DG

更新日期：2008-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Bibliometric analysis. OBJECTIVE:To identify, and summarize the key findings of, the top 100 most highly cited works published in spinal disorder topic-specific journals. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There is an abundance of published articles pertaining to spine surgery and spinal disorders. The number of...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Badhiwala JH,Nassiri F,Witiw CD,Mansouri A,Alotaibi N,Eagles M,Almenawer SA,da Costa L,Wilson JR,Fehlings MG

更新日期：2018-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A cross-sectional registry and imaging cohort study. OBJECTIVES:To study the association between typical symptoms and signs of central spinal stenosis and the minimum cross-sectional area (mCSA) of the cauda equina in patients subsequently undergoing surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Relations between ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ogikubo O,Forsberg L,Hansson T

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective study with 8-year follow-up. OBJECTIVE:To describe the evolution of low back pain from adolescence into adulthood. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:High prevalence rates of low back pain among children and adolescents have been demonstrated in several studies, and it has been theorized that low bac...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hestbaek L,Leboeuf-Yde C,Kyvik KO,Manniche C

更新日期：2006-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To elucidate the cause of late operative site pain in six cases of scoliosis managed with Isola posterior instrumentation that required removal of the implants. METHOD:Microbiologic examination of wound swabs and enriched culture of operative tissue specimens was undertaken in all cases. Histologic study of...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Gaine WJ,Andrew SM,Chadwick P,Cooke E,Williamson JB

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between July 1983 and November 1986, 29 patients with thoracolumbar burst fractures underwent a one-stage operation consisting of anterior decompression by subtotal vertebrectomy, reduction, and stabilization with the Slot-Zielke device. The mean follow-up was 3.1 years. Most patients with incomplete neurologic lesion...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Been HD

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：STUDY DESIGN:A cohort study based on the Swedish Spine Register. OBJECTIVE:To determine the relation between smoking status and disability after surgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Smoking and nicotine have been shown to inhibit lumbar spinal fusion and promote disc degeneration....

journal_title：Spine

authors： Sandén B,Försth P,Michaëlsson K

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Experimental dog model of acute spinal cord injury. OBJECTIVE:To compare the relative value of methylprednisolone, surgical decompression, or both for the treatment of traumatic spinal cord injury. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Acute spinal cord injury results from both primary damage to the spinal cord at ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Rabinowitz RS,Eck JC,Harper CM Jr,Larson DR,Jimenez MA,Parisi JE,Friedman JA,Yaszemski MJ,Currier BL

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Single-center retrospective case series. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to assess the safety and accuracy of three-dimensional (3D)-printed individualized drill guides for pedicle and lateral mass screw insertion in the cervical and upper-thoracic region, by comparing the preoperative 3D surgical...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Pijpker PAJ,Kraeima J,Witjes MJH,Oterdoom DLM,Vergeer RA,Coppes MH,Groen RJM,Kuijlen JMA

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The location of pedicle screws in relation to adjacent superior segment facet joints in 106 patients after lumbar spinal fusion was assessed using computed tomography and plain radiographs. OBJECTIVES:To document the incidence of adjacent superior segment facet joint violation following transpedicular ins...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Shah RR,Mohammed S,Saifuddin A,Taylor BA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Coculture assays of the migration and interaction of human intervertebral disc cells and chick sensory nerves on alternate substrata of collagen and aggrecan. OBJECTIVE:To examine the effects of aggrecan on disc cell migration, how disc cells and sensory nerves interact, and whether disc cells affect prev...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Johnson WE,Sivan S,Wright KT,Eisenstein SM,Maroudas A,Roberts S

更新日期：2006-05-15 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:Case report. OBJECTIVE:To provide additional information on possible relations between uterine and spinal manifestations of leiomyosarcoma. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Spinal metastases and primary spinal manifestation of leiomyosarcoma and other malignant smooth muscle tumors are rarely observed. METHOD...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Nanassis K,Alexiadou-Rudolf C,Tsitsopoulos P

更新日期：1999-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review of 13 cases with craniovertebral tuberculosis treated conservatively. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the results of conservative treatment of craniovertebral tuberculosis and compare with the literature. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Craniovertebral tuberculosis is a rare entity even in endemic ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Chadha M,Agarwal A,Singh AP

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter clinical trial. OBJECTIVE:To compare outcomes of cervical disc arthroplasty with those of anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) in a Chinese population. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Cervical disc arthroplasty has been found to be superior to ACDF...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Zhang X,Zhang X,Chen C,Zhang Y,Wang Z,Wang B,Yan W,Li M,Yuan W,Wang Y

更新日期：2012-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to characterize the costs associated with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class, and to determine the extent to which ASA status is a predictor of increased cost and LOS following lumbar laminectomy and fusion (LLF). SUMMAR...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bronheim RS,Caridi JM,Steinberger J,Hunter S,Neifert SN,Deutsch BC,DeMaria S Jr,Hermann L,Gal JS

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Translation and psychometric testing. OBJECTIVE:To adapt the neck disability index (NDI) cross-culturally to Arabic language and to investigate the reliability and validity of the Arabic version of NDI in an Arabic-speaking sample with neck pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Although largely used, no previ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Shaheen AA,Omar MT,Vernon H

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The mRNA expressions of cytokines and chemokines were assessed in herniated lumbar disc specimens. OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether the mRNAs of interleukin (IL)-1alpha, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, RANTES, IL-8, IL-10, and transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta are expressed in surgically obtained ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ahn SH,Cho YW,Ahn MW,Jang SH,Sohn YK,Kim HS

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case-control study. OBJECTIVE:To compare health-related quality of life and low back pain of healthy subjects with those of patients with nonidiopathic scoliosis (non-IS) and idiopathic scoliosis (IS) 21 years or more after surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There have been a very small number of repo...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Akazawa T,Minami S,Kotani T,Nemoto T,Koshi T,Takahashi K

更新日期：2012-10-15 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:Patients in the scoliosis screening database were analyzed with respect to curve convexity, severity, and outcome, using standard statistical methods. OBJECTIVES:This study assessed whether left thoracic scoliosis is always pathologic and inquired why this is the case. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Left tho...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Goldberg CJ,Dowling FE,Fogarty EE

更新日期：1994-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Magnetic resonance images of cervical compression myelopathy were retrospectively analyzed in comparison with surgical outcomes. OBJECTIVES:To investigate which magnetic resonance findings in patients with cervical compression myelopathy reflect the clinical symptoms and prognosis, and to determine the ra...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Morio Y,Teshima R,Nagashima H,Nawata K,Yamasaki D,Nanjo Y

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This study examined the coactivation of trunk flexor and extensor muscles in healthy individuals. The experimental electromyographic data and the theoretical calculations were analyzed in the context of mechanical stability of the lumbar spine. OBJECTIVES:To test a set of hypotheses pertaining to healthy ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cholewicki J,Panjabi MM,Khachatryan A

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A review of the current literature on the role of matrix metalloproteinases in intervertebral disc degeneration. OBJECTIVE:To detail the characteristics of matrix metalloproteinases (classification, structure, substrate specificity and regulation) and to report previous studies of intervertebral discs. S...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Goupille P,Jayson MI,Valat JP,Freemont AJ

更新日期：1998-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This retrospective study involves 26 patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy who were surgically treated by anterior corpectomy, titanium mesh cage (TMC) filled with autogenous bone, and anterior plate +/- posterolateral plate and fusion. OBJECTIVES:This study was conducted to determine the indicat...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Sevki K,Mehmet T,Ufuk T,Azmi H,Mercan S,Erkal B

更新日期：2004-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective clinical and radiologic evaluation. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the feasibility of a 1-stage combined posterior and anterior approaches for excising thoracolumbar and lumbar tumors with the patient lying in the lateral position. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Traditional anteroposterior approaches...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hu Y,Xia Q,Ji J,Miao J

更新日期：2010-03-01 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