Surgical anatomy of the vertebral arteries.

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Multicenter, prospective, consecutive clinical series. OBJECTIVE.: To report on the use and outcomes of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a prospective cohort study of 2206 children undergoing posterior spinal fusion and instrumentation for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGR...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Diab M,Landman Z,Lubicky J,Dormans J,Erickson M,Richards BS,members of the Spinal Deformity Study Group.

更新日期：2011-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the macromolecular matrix of the intervertebral disc may predispose to biomechanical failure of the disc. Such changes would involve extracellular enzymes capable of altering the collagen and proteoglycan of the disc matrix. In this study, extracts from homogenates of both annuli fibrosi and nuclei pulposi ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Sedowofia KA,Tomlinson IW,Weiss JB,Hilton RC,Jayson MI

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Immunoblotting study to evaluate aggrecan degradation patterns in rat intervertebral discs (IVDs) subjected to mechanical overload. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of in vivo dynamic compression overloading on aggrecan degradation products associated with matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) and aggrecanase a...

journal_title：Spine

authors： latridis JC,Godburn K,Wuertz K,Alini M,Roughley PJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:An experimental animal study. OBJECTIVE:To study if antitumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) antibody, which is administered at different times, reduces the pain behavior induced by application of nucleus pulposus (NP) to the nerve root. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Treatment with TNF-alpha inhibitor re...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Sasaki N,Kikuchi S,Konno S,Sekiguchi M,Watanabe K

更新日期：2007-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-three patients with unstable burst fractures of the lower thoracic and lumbar spine were treated with a reduction-fixation system. The new system is used both as a reduction and a fixation device for disorders of the lower thoracic and lumbar spine. In treatment of spinal fractures, it provides symmetric lordot...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Chang KW

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The position of a needle tip displayed on a navigation system after transpedicular introduction into a vertebral body is compared with the real position of the needle tip when using a direct navigation coupling between a three-dimensional rotational X-ray (3DRX) system and a navigation system. OBJECTIVES:...

journal_title：Spine

authors： van de Kraats EB,van Walsum T,Verlaan JJ,Voormolen MH,Mali WP,Niessen WJ

更新日期：2006-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one with symptomatic cervical spondylosis or nonspecific neck pain were given an amnesic dose of diazepam before manipulation of the cervical spine. Eighteen patients served as controls and also received diazepam but no manipulation. Results were obtained in a randomized, double-blind fashion. Statements of out...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Sloop PR,Smith DS,Goldenberg E,Doré C

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective review of insurance claim files was conducted to compare the costs of chemonucleolysis with surgical discectomy. Twenty-nine surgeons performed 61 chemonucleolysis procedures and 44 surgical discectomies on SAIF (State Accident Insurance Fund, Inc.--a major Oregon workers' compensation insurance compan...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Norton WL

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective study of patient outcomes after decompression and fusion for degenerative spondylolisthesis, using the SF-36 survey and a functional questionnaire. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:In recent studies, patient outcomes have been examined more specifically; however, detailed functional outcomes are...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Nork SE,Hu SS,Workman KL,Glazer PA,Bradford DS

更新日期：1999-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Changes in the electrophysiologic response of spinal dorsal horn neurons elicited by peripheral electrical stimulation were examined. OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether the electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves causes an inhibition of pain at the spinal cord level. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The wide...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hanai F

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective comparative cohort study. OBJECTIVE:Examine the impact of multilevel fusion on return to work (RTW) status and compare RTW status after multi- versus single-level cervical fusion for patients with work-related injury. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Patients with work-related injuries in the wor...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Faour M,Anderson JT,Haas AR,Percy R,Woods ST,Ahn UM,Ahn NU

更新日期：2017-01-15 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：:Spinal muscular atrophy patients present with weakness, greater in the proximal muscles, leading to scoliosis and limited upper extremity function. The purpose of this study is to identify unique aspects of these patients and to understand how spinal fusion affects their function. Forty patients underwent Harrington o...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Furumasu J,Swank SM,Brown JC,Gilgoff I,Warath S,Zeller J

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analysis using kinetic magnetic resonance images (MRIs). OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship of changes in the sagittal alignment of the cervical spine on the kinematics of the functional motion unit and disc degeneration. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Normal lordotic alignment is one of...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Miyazaki M,Hymanson HJ,Morishita Y,He W,Zhang H,Wu G,Kong MH,Tsumura H,Wang JC

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Systematic review. OBJECTIVE:To determine the population risk of radiographical degeneration in the lumbar and cervical spine as well as the risk of adjacent segment pathology (ASP) among patients who receive and do not receive (but were eligible for) fusion for lumbar or cervical degeneration. SUMMARY O...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lee MJ,Dettori JR,Standaert CJ,Brodt ED,Chapman JR

更新日期：2012-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective review was conducted covering records of patients who underwent spinal surgery after acute spinal cord injury. OBJECTIVE:To study the relation between time of operation and mobilization of patients. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:No such report has existed in the literature. METHODS:Reviews ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wang D,Teddy PJ,Henderson NJ,Shine BS,Gardner BP

更新日期：2001-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Human lumbar functional spinal units (FSUs) were moved throughout their range of motion in sagittal and lateral bending while the dynamics of this movement were computed in vitro. Functional spinal units were tested intact and after subsequent discectomy and unilateral facetectomy. OBJECTIVE:To establish ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ogon M,Bender BR,Hooper DM,Spratt KF,Goel VK,Wilder DG,Pope MH

更新日期：1997-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Psychometric testing of the Persian Functional Rating Index (PFRI). OBJECTIVE:To determine the reliability and validity of the PFRI in Persian-speaking subjects with neck pain (NP). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The Functional Rating Index is a self-report questionnaire that can be used for patients with ba...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ansari NN,Feise RJ,Naghdi S,Mohseni A,Rezazadeh M

更新日期：2012-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-nine fragments from herniated lumbar discs of patients over 60 years of age were studied pathohistologically. For comparison, 109 discs from patients under 59 years of age also were observed. They were classified into seven types according to their composition. In 70% of discs from patients between 60 and 69 an...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Harada Y,Nakahara S

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Pragmatic, multicentered randomized controlled trial, with 12-month follow-up. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of adding specific spinal stabilization exercises to conventional physiotherapy for patients with recurrent low back pain (LBP) in the United Kingdom. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Spinal stabiliz...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cairns MC,Foster NE,Wright C

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case report (level V evidence). OBJECTIVE:We report a case of a 33-year-old man with Marfan syndrome that visited our clinic for left knee pain and stiffness. Radiographs of the left knee and lumbar spine demonstrated a spinal rod in the posterolateral left knee and its origin being a broken rod from his ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Long MK,Enders T,Leven D,Cappellino A

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The effects on nerve root structure, vasculature, and function after incision of the adjacent disc was studied in a dog model. OBJECTIVES:To see if only incision of the disc per se is sufficient for inducing similar changes. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:It is well known that nucleus pulposus will induce ne...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kayama S,Konno S,Olmarker K,Yabuki S,Kikuchi S

更新日期：1996-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case series from a single spine specialty clinic. OBJECTIVE:This study analyzed wound related or anaphylactic adverse events in patients re-exposed to rhBMP-2. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The use of recombinant bone morphogenetic protein (rhBMP-2) as a bone graft substitute is increasing. There is concern...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Carreon LY,Glassman SD,Brock DC,Dimar JR,Puno RM,Campbell MJ

更新日期：2008-02-15 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：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study of a prospectively collected surgical database. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of smoking on 30-day morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There is conflicting evidence...

journal_title：Spine

authors： De la Garza Ramos R,Goodwin CR,Qadi M,Abu-Bonsrah N,Passias PG,Lafage V,Schwab F,Sciubba DM

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of a bifid posterior arch of the atlas has been regarded as a contraindication to the wiring of C1-2 for atlantoaxial arthrodesis. Three cases with C1 posterior spondyloschisis are presented with successful atlantoaxial arthrodesis using laterally placed wires to avoid the midline defect of the atlas. An ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lipson SJ,Hammerschlag SB

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Diagnostic testing. OBJECTIVE:The goal of this study is to measure the accuracy and reliability of the Orthoscan (Orthoscan Technologies, Inc.) and to determine whether it can be substituted for radiographs in the surveillance of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:AIS is us...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Knott P,Mardjetko S,Nance D,Dunn M

更新日期：2006-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A meta-analysis was undertaken to determine the effects of surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis on pain and disability. Seventy-four journal articles met inclusion criteria and were independently reviewed by two readers. On average, 64% of patients treated surgically for lumbar spinal stenosis were reported to have good...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Turner JA,Ersek M,Herron L,Deyo R

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:An in vitro study with bovine intervertebral disc (IVD) cells and an in vivo study with a rabbit disc degeneration model on the extracellular matrix metabolism by a biglycan-derived peptide (Peniel 2000; P2K). OBJECTIVE:To investigate the mechanism for P2K-induced increases in extracellular matrix and in ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kwon YJ,Lee JW,Moon EJ,Chung YG,Kim OS,Kim HJ

更新日期：2013-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-two adolescent patients with severe (more than 50%) slip were surgically treated. Eleven were reduced with Magerl/Dick transpedicular screw devices and fused posteriorly from L4 to S1, and 2 weeks later anteriorly L5-S1; the other 11 were fused in situ L4-S1 (6 patients) or L5-S1 (5 patients) using a circumfere...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Poussa M,Schlenzka D,Seitsalo S,Ylikoski M,Hurri H,Osterman K

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00