Magnetic resonance imaging of the discs and trunk muscles in patients with chronic low back pain and healthy control subjects.

abstract：:The authors have tested 51 instrumented calf spines in vitro, using a scoliosis simulator, to evaluate the adequacy of fixation and nature of acute failure seen with various methods of scoliosis instrumentation. Tests were performed in compressive loading, rotation, and forward bending on the following instrumentation...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wenger DR,Carollo JJ,Wilkerson JA Jr,Wauters K,Herring JA

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A biomechanical comparison of a novel spondylolysis repair technique method to established spondylolysis repair constructs accompanied by a case series of 5 adolescent patients with spondylolysis treated with this technique. OBJECTIVES:To provide retrospective data on these patients treated with an intral...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ulibarri JA,Anderson PA,Escarcega T,Mann D,Noonan KJ

更新日期：2006-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Mobility of hips and lumbar spine were measured in 301 men and 175 women who were in employment but suffered from chronic or recurrent low-back pain. The degree of low-back pain (LBP) was assessed with a questionnaire. Hip flexion, extension, internal rotation, and hamstring flexibility in the men, and hip flexion and...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Mellin G

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A randomized controlled trial with stratified block design. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate a treatment program focusing on whether specific stabilizing exercises for patients with pelvic girdle pain after pregnancy reduce pain, improve functional status, and improve quality of life. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA. : ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Stuge B,Laerum E,Kirkesola G,Vøllestad N

更新日期：2004-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In vitro biotribological investigation. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the wear resistance and long-term biodurability of NUBAC, a PEEK-on-PEEK articulating nucleus replacement device, using a series of wear tests with different motion profiles, test frequencies, and environmental conditions. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUN...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Brown T,Bao QB,Kilpela T,Songer M

更新日期：2010-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Histologic analysis of intervertebral disc (IVD) in three types of transgenic mice. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in regulation of IVD development and organization. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:β-catenin dependent Wnt signaling is one of the central regulators in cartilage de...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kondo N,Yuasa T,Shimono K,Tung W,Okabe T,Yasuhara R,Pacifici M,Zhang Y,Iwamoto M,Enomoto-Iwamoto M

更新日期：2011-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cadaveric laboratory study. OBJECTIVE:To compare the accuracy, efficiency, and safety of intraoperative cone beam-computed tomography with navigation (O-ARM) with traditional intraoperative fluoroscopy (C-ARM) for the placement of pedicle screws. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Radiation exposure remains a co...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Tabaraee E,Gibson AG,Karahalios DG,Potts EA,Mobasser JP,Burch S

更新日期：2013-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective study evaluating the clinical and radiographic results in 95 patients with lumbar disc herniation. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the results of disc excision, with and without posterolateral fusion. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The effect of posterolateral fusion on the outcomes and radiologic chang...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Takeshima T,Kambara K,Miyata S,Ueda Y,Tamai S

更新日期：2000-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:As-treated analysis of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial. OBJECTIVE:To compare baseline characteristics and surgical and nonoperative outcomes in degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) and spinal stenosis (SpS) patients stratified by predominant pain location (i.e., leg vs. back). SUMMARY OF BACKGRO...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Pearson A,Blood E,Lurie J,Abdu W,Sengupta D,Frymoyer JW,Weinstein J

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective case series. OBJECTIVE:To report the effect of repeated growing rod (GR) lengthenings on the sagittal and pelvic profile in patients with early-onset scoliosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Posterior distraction-based GRs have gained popularity as a technique for the surgical management of ea...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Shah SA,Karatas AF,Dhawale AA,Dede O,Mundis GM Jr,Holmes L Jr,Yorgova P,Neiss G,Johnston CE,Emans JB,Thompson GH,Pawelek JB,Akbarnia BA,Growing Spine Study Group.

更新日期：2014-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether classification of increased signal intensity (ISI) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of spinal cord in patients with cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (C-OPLL) reflects severity of myelopathy and surgical outcome. SUM...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ito K,Imagama S,Ito K,Ito Z,Ando K,Kobayashi K,Hida T,Tsushima M,Ishikawa Y,Matsumoto A,Machino M,Nishida Y,Ishiguro N,Kato F

更新日期：2017-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective follow-up study. OBJECTIVE:Assessment of the relation between accomplishment of pain relief through percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) in painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) and the cemented fraction of the vertebral body and subsequent determination of the optimal in...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Nieuwenhuijse MJ,Bollen L,van Erkel AR,Dijkstra PD

更新日期：2012-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to identify associations between abnormal coagulation profile and postoperative morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing posterior lumbar fusion (PLF). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The literature suggests that abnormal coagulation prof...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bronheim RS,Oermann EK,Cho SK,Caridi JM

更新日期：2017-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:OPLL of the cervical spine is one of the main entities of DCM in Asian p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Liao X,Jin Z,Shi L,Zhao Y,Zhou S,Chen D,Tang D,Yang L,Chen X

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case report of stress fracture of bilateral lumbar posterior facet after implantation of interspinous process device is reported and the literature reviewed. OBJECTIVE.: To report the rare case of stress fracture of bilateral lumbar posterior facet after implantation of interspinous process device. SUMM...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Chung KJ,Hwang YS,Koh SH

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the internal anatomy of C2. Although some C2 specimens showed a high density of trabecular bone throughout, a feature noted in all specimens was a void or very hypodense area of bone located immediately beneath the dens. The observed nonuniform distribution of trabecular bone within the axis is ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Heggeness MH,Doherty BJ

更新日期：1993-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:We measured the expression and responses of Toll-Like Receptor 4 (TLR4) activation in the intervertebral disc (IVD) in vitro and in vivo. We hypothesize that stimulation of the IVD with the TLR4 ligand lipopolysaccharide (LPS) results in upregulation of a coordinated set of proinflammatory mediators and in...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Rajan NE,Bloom O,Maidhof R,Stetson N,Sherry B,Levine M,Chahine NO

更新日期：2013-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:An increasing number of therapeutic spinal injections are performed each year despite little validation in randomized controlled trials. Additional injections are performed for diagnostic purposes of localizing symptomatic nerve roots, again without detailed evaluation of accuracy, specificity, or sensitivity. Drs. Sl...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Slosar PJ Jr,White AH,Wetzel FT

更新日期：1998-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Controlled laboratory and cross-sectional study designs. OBJECTIVE:To determine psoas major (PM) muscle architectural properties, in vivo sarcomere-length operating range, and passive mechanical properties. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:PM is an important hip flexor but its role in lumbar spine function is ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Regev GJ,Kim CW,Tomiya A,Lee YP,Ghofrani H,Garfin SR,Lieber RL,Ward SR

更新日期：2011-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:To record prospectively combined motor- and somatosensory-evoked potentials in children during scoliosis surgery using Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation, without using special anesthetic or muscle relaxant regimens. OBJECTIVE:To determine the outcome of scoliosis surgery guided by a new technique of monito...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Stephen JP,Sullivan MR,Hicks RG,Burke DJ,Woodforth IJ,Crawford MR

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective literature review. OBJECTIVE:To assess the quality of randomized controlled trial reporting in spine surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The use of the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) criteria in clinical trials aims to improve adherence to a set of generally accepted p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Naunheim MR,Walcott BP,Nahed BV,Simpson AK,Agarwalla PK,Coumans JV

更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective study on 24 patients with spinal osteoid osteoma treated with radiofrequency ablation (RFA). OBJECTIVE:To determine if and when computed tomography (CT)-guided RFA is a safe and effective treatment for spinal osteoid osteomas. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Surgery has been considered the stand...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Vanderschueren GM,Obermann WR,Dijkstra SP,Taminiau AH,Bloem JL,van Erkel AR

更新日期：2009-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A historic cohort study of the sagittal alignment in 33 consecutive patients with surgically corrected thoracic Scheuermann kyphosis. OBJECTIVES:To determine if postsurgical imbalance, sagittal malalignment, and decreased lumbar-pelvic range of motion in patients with thoracic Scheuermann kyphosis is rela...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hosman AJ,de Kleuver M,Anderson PG,van Limbeek J,Langeloo DD,Veth RP,Slot GH

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Randomized, controlled study. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of infliximab on herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) resorption. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Although the effects of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) on HNP resorption are not fully understood, TNF-alpha appears to be an essential mediator...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Autio RA,Karppinen J,Niinimäki J,Ojala R,Veeger N,Korhonen T,Hurri H,Tervonen O

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The histological comparative study was performed on chordoma and notochordal cell rests (NCRs). OBJECTIVE:To understand the histological similarity and homology of chordoma and NCRs, further supplying direct evidence of chordoma origin from NCRs. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Although many studies supported...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Shen J,Shi Q,Lu J,Wang DL,Zou TM,Yang HL,Zhu GQ

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Lumbar vertebral segments from a large cross-sectional population of male and female sand rats were assessed for quantitative determination of lumbar endplate bone mineral density (BMD) and radiologic features. OBJECTIVE:To determine radiologic and BMD characteristics in the lumbar spines of males and fem...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Gruber HE,Gordon B,Williams C,Norton HJ,Hanley EN Jr

更新日期：2007-11-01 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:Case report. OBJECTIVE:We reviewed the case of a 44-year-old woman who underwent long-segment fusion and an artificial disc replacement. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There have been many reported advantages and disadvantages of stopping the fusion at L5, with the theoretical benefits being preserved motion...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lehman RA Jr,Lenke LG

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A laboratory study using isolated ligamentous human cadaveric cervical spines to investigate canal occlusion during (transient) and after (steady-state) axial compressive fracture. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether differences exist between transient and postinjury canal occlusion under axial compressive lo...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Carter JW,Mirza SK,Tencer AF,Ching RP

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective double-blind randomized controlled trial was performed. OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of percutaneous radiofrequency articular facet denervation for low back pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Uncontrolled observational studies in patients with low back pain have reported some benefits fro...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Leclaire R,Fortin L,Lambert R,Bergeron YM,Rossignol M

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00