Organizational Structural Design in Spine Care.

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective study. OBJECTIVE:To assess whether rib hump is a prognostic factor of final thoracic Cobb angle. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Correction of thoracolumbar/lumbar curve, preoperative thoracic curves angle, thoracic curves angle on bending, the thoracolumbar-lumbar angle/thoracic curves angle rati...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Solla F,Gallo M,Doria C,Caci H,Voury A,Rosello O,Clément JL,Rampal V

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This study was an ambispective long-term cost-utility analysis with retrospective chart review and included the prospective completion of health questionnaires by patients. OBJECTIVE:This was a cost-utility analysis, comparing conservative treatment, discectomy, and discectomy with spinal fusion for patie...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Selva-Sevilla C,Ferrara P,Gerónimo-Pardo M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective clinical study. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:To the authors knowledge, there are no previous prospective studies to test the feasibility of the unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) technique in management of lumbar canal stenosis. PURPOSE:The study was conducted to compare clinical results of t...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Aygun H,Abdulshafi K

更新日期：2021-01-15 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：:Adjacent segment disease (ASD) is disappointing long-term outcome for both the patient and clinician. In contrast to adjacent segment degeneration, which is a common radiographic finding, ASD is less common. The incidence of ASD in both the cervical and lumbar spine is between 2% and 4% per year, and ASD is a signific...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Tobert DG,Antoci V,Patel SP,Saadat E,Bono CM

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case series study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the electrophysiological location of nerve root entrapment in patients with isthmic spondylolisthesis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Although the lesion of the nerve root in patients with isthmic spondylolisthesis has been thought to be located at the pars inter...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Morita M,Miyauchi A,Okuda S,Oda T,Iwasaki M

更新日期：2017-04-01 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: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:A retrospective study. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the results of posterior pedicle-screw fixation with transpedicular decompression in 21 cases of thoracic and thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis (TB) in terms of functional, neurological, and radiologic outcomes. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Spinal TB is predomin...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： D'souza AR,Mohapatra B,Bansal ML,Das K

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective 1-year cost-utility analysis. OBJECTIVE:To determine the cost-effectiveness of using recombinant human bone morphogenic protein (rhBMP-2) in addition to autograft for 1- and 2-level lumbar fusions. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:rhBMP-2 has been studied extensively to identify its benefits, r...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Alvin MD,Derakhshan A,Lubelski D,Abdullah KG,Whitmore RG,Benzel EC,Mroz TE

更新日期：2016-02-01 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:A retrospective cohort of prospective data. OBJECTIVE:Determine the frequency of various symptoms in a surgical cohort of cervical myelopathy (CM). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:CM can be difficult to diagnose as there is no sine qua non "myelopathic symptom." Despite extensive literature, the likelihood or...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Niu S,Anastasio AT,Maidman SD,Faraj RR,Rhee JM

更新日期：2020-12-01 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 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 was a prospective clinical study. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of a preoperative conference on spine surgeons' decision-making in the treatment of adult spinal disorders. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND DATA:There are several factors that spine surgeons have to consider when ...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Erken HY,Bae J,Lee SH,Seo JS,Shin SH

更新日期：2018-11-01 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:This is a retrospective, self-controlled cohort study, at a single center. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of sexual function after surgical treatment of single-level lumbar disk herniation (LDH). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The impact of surgical treatment on sexual ...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Elsharkawy AE,Lange B,Caldas F,Alabbasi AH,Klassen PD

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case series. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate radiographic and clinical outcomes of adults with spinal deformity treated with multilevel anterior column releases (ACR). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Pedicle subtraction osteotomy can be used effectively to correct spinal deformity; however, it is not without complicati...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Demirkiran G,Theologis AA,Pekmezci M,Ames C,Deviren V

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：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:Retrospective analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP), a prospectively collected multicenter surgical outcomes database. OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of preoperative nutritional status, as measured by serum albumin concentration, on outcomes following anterior cervical d...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Fu MC,Buerba RA,Grauer JN

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：STUDY DESIGN:This is a retrospective comparative review. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to identify the influence of body mass index (BMI) on postsurgical complications and patient reported outcomes measures (PROMs) following lumbar decompression surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Current literature does ...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Divi SN,Goyal DKC,Stull JD,Kothari P,Padua FG,Patel PD,Bowles DR,Reyes AA,Galetta MS,Kaye ID,Kurd MF,Woods BI,Radcliff KE,Rihn JA,Anderson DG,Hilibrand AS,Kepler CK,Vaccaro AR,Schroeder GD

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Spine Patient Outcomes Related Trial (SPORT) is arguably one of the most impactful and insightful studies conducted in spine surgery. Designed as a prospective, multicenter study with a randomized and observational cohort, SPORT has provided vast data on the pathogenesis, treatment effects, clinical outcomes, cost...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Ilyas H,Savage J

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the cost of health care continues to rise, government and commercial payors are implementing strategies as a means of reducing the overall expenditure of health care dollars. The largest savings will be not just in more cost-effective treatments but in strategies that can avoid the need for treatments in the first ...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Scalise J,Jacofsky D

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pressures on spine surgery to adopt value-based reimbursement models are being seen in the increased implementation of bundled payment strategies. Given that bundled payment models typically link payments to the initiation of the surgical episode in question, despite their potential cost-saving attributes, financi...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Scalise J,Jacofsky D

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hidden zone foraminal herniations are among the more rare forms of herniations. As exploration is difficult, and there is a close relationship between the nerve root and pedicle, many surgical approaches have been proposed. The aim of this study was to describe downward laminotomy as a new approach to thes...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Naderi S,Onen MR

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meralgia paresthetica is a non-life-threatening neurological disorder characterized by numbness, tingling, and burning pain over the anterolateral thigh due to impingement of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. This disorder has been seen in patients with diabetes mellitus and obesity, but has also been observed in p...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Agarwal N,Mistry JB,Khandge PV,Hansberry DR,Goldstein IM

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Open-label laboratory investigational study; non-animal surgical simulation. OBJECTIVE:The authors perform a comparison of dural closure strength in a durotomy simulator across 2 different suture materials. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Incidental durotomy leading to persistent cerebrospinal fluid leak adds...

journal_title：Clinical spine surgery

authors： Ghobrial GM,Maulucci CM,Viereck MJ,Beygi S,Chitale A,Prasad S,Jallo J,Heller J,Sharan AD,Harrop JS

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00