Current Concepts: Central Cord Syndrome.

abstract：PURPOSE:A retro-odontoid pseudotumor that is not associated with rheumatoid arthritis or hemodialysis is clinically rare. The majority of surgeons select transoral resection as the surgical treatment, often followed by posterior fusion or posterior decompression and fusion. In contrast, some authors have reported succe...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Takemoto M,Neo M,Fujibayashi S,Sakamoto T,Ota M,Otsuki B,Kaneko H,Umebayashi T

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine the safety and efficacy of posterior unilateral vertebral column resection (PUVCR) as revision surgery for severe thoracolumbar angular kyphosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This is a retrospective cohort study. Adult patients undergoing revision surgery for severe thora...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Xue R,Liu D,Shen Y

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective data analysis. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to analyze correlations between spinopelvic configuration and fracture pattern or location in traumatic vertebral fractures. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The spinopelvic configuration represented by the pelvic incidence (PI) angle showed to h...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Bouaicha S,Cunier M,Scheyerer MJ,Wanner GA,Simmen HP,Werner CM

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This is a retrospective single-center and single-surgeon study. OBJECTIVE:We investigated the correlation between lower instrumented vertebra (LIV) and spinal mobility 2 years after posterior spinal fusion with pedicle screws for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) for optimal LIV selection. SUMMARY OF...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Uehara M,Takahashi J,Ikegami S,Kuraishi S,Futatsugi T,Oba H,Takizawa T,Munakata R,Koseki M,Kato H

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal surgery has been revolutionized by advances in instrumentation, bone graft substitutes, and perioperative care. Extensive dissection, creation of large areas of dead space, and the use of instrumentation in compromised patients, however, predisposes to high rates of wound complications. Postoperative wound comp...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Dolan RT,Butler JS,Vaccaro AR,White AP,Giele HP

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective Cohort. OBJECTIVE:To determine if an association exists between surgery day and length of stay or hospital costs after minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF). SUMMARYOF BACKGROUND DATA:Length of inpatient stay after orthopedic procedures has been identified as ...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Hijji FY,Narain AS,Haws BE,Khechen B,Kudaravalli KT,Yom KH,Singh K

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) or obvious proximal junctional angle (PJA) changes in the sagittal plane develops following short fusion in children younger than 10 years of age with congenital scoliosis, and to investigate the possible risk facto...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Wang Y,Kawakami N,Tsuji T,Ohara T,Suzuki Y,Saito T,Nohara A,Tauchi R,Kawakami K

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A method for measuring occipitocervical angle. OBJECTIVE:To develop a new method of measurement for assessing the occipitocervical angle using intraoperative fluoroscopic imaging, and to examine its reliability. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:To avoid postoperative complications following occipitocervical fu...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Nagashima S,Nagae M,Arai Y,Tonomura H,Takatori R,Sukenari T,Fujiwara H,Sawada K,Mikami Y,Kubo T

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Expansive pedicle screws (EPS) and polymethylmethacrylate-augmented pedicle screws (PMMA-PS) were inserted into osteoporotic synthetic bones, which were then tested by radiographic and biomechanical examinations. OBJECTIVE:To compare the stability of EPS and PMMA-PS with that of a conventional pedicle scr...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Liu D,Shi L,Lei W,Wei MQ,Qu B,Deng SL,Pan XM

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Intervention comparison study. OBJECTIVE:To assess postoperative cervical lordosis, clinical outcome, and progression of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) in patient of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) by the OPLL. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The posterior approach is usually...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Lee CH,Jahng TA,Hyun SJ,Kim KJ,Kim HJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Pilot, single-center, single-blinded, parallel-group, randomized clinical study. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to pilot a randomized clinical study to evaluate whether instrumented anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) with a new nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite embedded in a silica gel matrix (NH-S...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Rickert M,Fleege C,Papachristos I,Makowski MR,Rauschmann M,Arabmotlagh M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective study using the MarketScan longitudinal database (2006-2010). OBJECTIVE:Compare complication rates between groups of patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) procedures performed by surgeons with high versus low mean annual ACDF volume. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:O...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Cole T,Veeravagu A,Zhang M,Ratliff JK

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Large multicenter retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of fusion timing on inpatient outcomes in a nationally representative population with thoracolumbar fracture and concurrent neurological injury. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Among thoracolumbar tra...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Ruddell JH,DePasse JM,Tang OY,Daniels AH

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This was a narrative review. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to review the current literature on surgical simulation in orthopedics and its application to spine surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:As orthopedic surgery increases in complexity, training becomes more relevant. There have been mandates in the Un...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Sayari AJ,Chen O,Harada GK,Lopez GD

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective study. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) changes mechanical stress of vertebral column and can cause recurrent pain at the treated level. However, there were a few reports on the therapeutic effects of the repeat PV for patients with recurrent pain at the treated ...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Li L,Lu Y,Li M,Liu X,Jin P,Wang L,Sun G

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In vitro biomechanical study of cervical intervertebral distraction. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the forces required for distraction to different heights in an in vitro C5-C6 anterior cervical distraction model, focusing on the influence of the intervertebral disk, posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL), and ...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Wen J,Xu J,Li L,Yang M,Pan J,Chen D,Jia L,Tan J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:All doctors know that P-value<0.05 is "the Graal," but publications require further parameters [odds ratios, confidence interval (CI), etc.] to better analyze scientific data. AIM:The aim of this study was to present P-values, CI, and common effect-sizes (Cohen d, odds ratio, and various coefficients) in a ...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Solla F,Tran A,Bertoncelli D,Musoff C,Bertoncelli CM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective case-control study. OBJECTIVE:To compare the incidence, management, and outcome of incidental durotomy in revision microdiscectomy with open and minimal-access surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Incidental durotomy occurs with a variable incidence of 3%-27% in spine surgery. The highest ra...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Kogias E,Klingler JH,Franco Jimenez P,Vasilikos I,Sircar R,Scholz C,Hubbe U

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Randomized clinical trials often represent the highest level of clinical evidence available to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention in clinical medicine. Although the process of randomization serves to maximize internal validity, the external validity, or generalizability, of such studies depends on several factor...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Merali Z,Wilson JR

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This is a retrospective study. OBJECTIVES:(1) To analyze the incidence of second surgery after initial laminoplasty for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) due to disease progression, (2) to examine factors associated with poor surgical outcome. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Neurologi...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Kawaguchi Y,Nakano M,Yasuda T,Seki S,Suzuki K,Yahara Y,Makino H,Kobayashi K,Kanamori M,Kimura T

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Observational study. OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study are (1) to quantify social media use among active American Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS) members; (2) to determine if there is an association between practice setting, region, or years of active membership and social media use. SUMMARY...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Bernstein DN,Melone G,Jubril A,Zhang J,Mesfin A

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective case series describing teardrop fracture of the axis. OBJECT:The purpose of the study was to clarify the clinical features, the mechanism of injury, and the potential instability of extension teardrop fractures of the axis, so as to emphasize the importance of recognizing this injury as a ...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Hu Y,Kepler CK,Albert TJ,Hann S,Ma WH,Yuan ZS,Dong WX,Xu RM

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This is a level III retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate association between prophylactic tranexamic acid (TXA) administration before 1 and 2-level posterior lumbar interbody fusion operations and perioperative blood loss (including intraoperative blood loss and postoperative drain output)...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Larson E,Evans T,Long J,Gannon E,Lyden E,Cornett C

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The changing landscape from volume to value represents a natural transformation in the health care industry. Increasingly provider groups are finding themselves responding to unfamiliar market forces. Whether explicit or implicit, competition is playing a larger role for the sustainability of providers. For spine care...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Sharan AD,Schroeder GD,West ME,Vaccaro AR

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether comorbidities and demographics, identified preoperatively, can impact patient outcomes and satisfaction after lumbar spine surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The surgical treatment of lower back pain does not always eliminate a patient's pain and ...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Chapin L,Ward K,Ryken T

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective single-surgeon nonrandomized clinical study. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the radiographic and clinical outcomes, by fixation type, in extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) patients and provide an algorithm for determining patients suitable for stand-alone XLIF. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:XLIF m...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Malham GM,Ellis NJ,Parker RM,Blecher CM,White R,Goss B,Seex KA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective study. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to analyze the relationships between degenerative spondylolisthesis in the fifth lumbar vertebra (L5-DS) and radiographic parameters and to further determine the radiographic predictors of the development of L5-DS. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Degenerative ...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Chen Q,Cao L,Bian C,Wang HR,Lin H,Li XL,Jiang YQ,Dong J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective cohort. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine patients' perception of iliac crest bone graft (ICBG) harvesting and donor site pain following minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The incidence of donor site pain has...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Haws BE,Khechen B,Patel DV,Cardinal KL,Guntin JA,Singh K

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Propensity score matched retrospective study using a nationwide longitudinal database. OBJECTIVE:To quantify the longitudinal economic impact of venous thromboembolism (VTE) complications in spinal fusion patients. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:VTE is a rare and serious complication that may occur after spi...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Li AY,Azad TD,Veeravagu A,Bhatti I,Li A,Cole T,Desai A,Ratliff JK

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This was a cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study is to report the impact of COVID-19 on spine surgery fellow education and readiness for practice. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:COVID-19 has emerged as one of the most devastating global health crises of our time. To minimize transmissi...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Swiatek PR,Weiner JA,Butler BA,McCarthy MH,Louie PK,Wolinsky JP,Hsu WK,Patel AA

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00