abstract：STUDY DESIGN:The pretension of the Dynesys cord was varied to evaluate its effects on both tissue responses and screw-spacer behaviors by the finite-element method. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to provide detailed information about the motion-preserving and load-shielding mechanisms of the Dynesys screw-spacer joint. S...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Chien CY,Tan CH,Lu TH,Lin SC,Chuang WH,Chiang MC,Luh YP,Chen YJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Feasibility study on the acquisition of lumbar spine kinematic data from upright magnetic resonance images obtained under heavy load carrying conditions. OBJECTIVE:To characterize the effect of the load on spinal kinematics of active Marines under typical load carrying conditions from a macroscopic and lu...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Rodríguez-Soto AE,Jaworski R,Jensen A,Niederberger B,Hargens AR,Frank LR,Kelly KR,Ward SR

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective database analysis. OBJECTIVE:A population-based database was analyzed to identify the incidence, risk factors, and mortality associated with thromboembolic events after lumbar spine surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are potential comp...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Fineberg SJ,Oglesby M,Patel AA,Pelton MA,Singh K

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review of medical records. OBJECTIVE:To describe pre- and postoperative ambulatory status and lower limb motor power, and compare characteristics of patients with metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) who were ambulatory at 48 hours postoperatively with those of patients with MSCC who we...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Park JH,Jeon SR

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To assess the ability of local vancomycin powder to prevent wound infection after posterior cervical fusion. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Wound infections are a significant source of morbidity and cost associated with spine surgery. Intraoperative application of vanc...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Strom RG,Pacione D,Kalhorn SP,Frempong-Boadu AK

更新日期：2013-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospectively enrolled, retrospectively analyzed matched cohort analysis. OBJECTIVE:Evaluate the relative merits of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) and anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) when performed in long deformity constructs. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Interbody fusion is frequen...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Dorward IG,Lenke LG,Bridwell KH,OʼLeary PT,Stoker GE,Pahys JM,Kang MM,Sides BA,Koester LA

更新日期：2013-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective study on intraoperative blood loss during lumbar spine surgery. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the relationship between airway pressure change due to the patient's prone position and intraoperative blood loss during lumbar spine surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:A prone position may increase abdomin...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Koh JC,Lee JS,Han DW,Choi S,Chang CH

更新日期：2013-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In vivo rodent model. OBJECTIVE:Investigate the effect of systemic corticosteroid administration on soft-tissue inflammation after local delivery of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Corticosteroid use in cases of soft-tissue inflammation associated with...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Tan Y,Montgomery SR,Aghdasi BG,Inoue H,Kaner T,Tian H,Terrell R,Zhang X,Wang JC,Daubs MD

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Nine patients with malignant sacral tumor underwent 1-stage total sacrectomy. The oncological and functional results are analyzed. OBJECTIVE:To describe the surgical technique and evaluate the clinical outcome of the surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Very few reports specifically address total sacrecto...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Guo W,Tang X,Zang J,Ji T

更新日期：2013-05-01 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:Prospective cohort. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in bone mineral density (BMD) in the intertransverse fusion mass as representative for the process of bone remodeling after spinal fusion. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Intertransverse bone graft is frequently applied to facilit...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hagenmaier F,Kok D,Hol A,Rijnders T,Oner FC,van Susante JL

更新日期：2013-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective multicenter study. OBJECTIVE:To identify risk factors for postoperative complications associated with growing-rod (GR) surgery for early-onset scoliosis (EOS). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Results and complications of GR surgery for EOS have not been adequately studied. METHODS:We evaluate...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Watanabe K,Uno K,Suzuki T,Kawakami N,Tsuji T,Yanagida H,Ito M,Hirano T,Yamazaki K,Minami S,Kotani T,Taneichi H,Imagama S,Takeshita K,Yamamoto T,Matsumoto M

更新日期：2013-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Applied anatomical study and clinical application. OBJECTIVE:To design and optimize the method of cervical pedicle screw placement for cervical vertebrae C3-C5, and to test it in clinical applications. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Most of the anatomical studies on cervical pedicle screw placement previousl...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Liu J,Li Y,Wu Y,Zhu Q

更新日期：2013-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Systematic literature review. OBJECTIVE:To categorize published evidence systematically for lumbar fusion for chronic low back pain (LBP) in order to provide an updated and comprehensive analysis of the clinical outcomes. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Despite a large number of publications of outcomes of sp...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Phillips FM,Slosar PJ,Youssef JA,Andersson G,Papatheofanis F

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Multicenter, randomized, patient-assessor blind, sham-controlled clinical trial. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the efficacy of acupuncture treatment with individualized setting for reduction of bothersomeness in participants with chronic low back pain (cLBP). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Low back pain is one of...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cho YJ,Song YK,Cha YY,Shin BC,Shin IH,Park HJ,Lee HS,Kim KW,Cho JH,Chung WS,Lee JH,Song MY

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional cohort study. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to develop and validate a patient-completed screening questionnaire for axial spondyloarthropathy for use in the United Kingdom. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Axial spondyloarthropathy (axial SpA) can be difficult to diagnose in the early sta...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hamilton L,Macgregor A,Newman D,Belkhiri A,Toms A,Gaffney K

更新日期：2013-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A radiographical follow-up and analysis. OBJECTIVE:To identify appropriate radiographical parameters for measuring the extent of distal adding-on and to discuss criteria for determining the onset of distal adding-on. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There is no consensus on how to determine the onset of distal...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wang Y,Bünger CE,Zhang Y,Wu C,Li H,Hansen ES

更新日期：2013-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Observational. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the radiation dose imparted to patients during typical thoracolumbar spinal surgical scenarios. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Minimally invasive techniques continue to become more common in spine surgery. Computer-assisted navigation systems coupled with intraoperative c...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lange J,Karellas A,Street J,Eck JC,Lapinsky A,Connolly PJ,Dipaola CP

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective case-control study. OBJECTIVE:To determine the association of Hounsfield unit (HU) measurements with adjacent segment fractures after spinal fusion. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Adjacent segment fracture is a potentially devastating complication after spinal fusion surgery in osteoporotic pat...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Meredith DS,Schreiber JJ,Taher F,Cammisa FP Jr,Girardi FP

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE:To examine the demographic characteristics, etiology, and the type and degree of disability of both traumatic and nontraumatic spinal cord injuries (SCIs) managed in a tertiary care hospital in Malaysia. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There is a lack of data on the epidemiolo...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ibrahim A,Lee KY,Kanoo LL,Tan CH,Hamid MA,Hamedon NM,Haniff J

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Biomechanical and radiographical study. OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that stiffness and strength at discrete sites of human lumbar vertebrae depend on the 3-dimentional structure and density of the vertebral-body bone elements, and can be evaluated using models based on vertebral bone characteristics ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Noshchenko A,Plaseied A,Patel VV,Burger E,Baldini T,Yun L

更新日期：2013-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:In vitro and in vivo study. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP2) on breast cancer cell (MDA-MB-231 cells) growth. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are expressed in a variety of human carcinoma cell lines and are known to pr...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ye S,Park BH,Song KJ,Kim JR,Jang KY,Park HS,Bae JS,Brochmann EJ,Wang JC,Murray SS,Lee KB

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE:To identify early independent mortality predictors after spine trauma. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Spine trauma consists of spinal cord and spine column injury. The ability to identify early (within 24 hours) risk factors predictive of mortality in spine trauma has th...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Tee JW,Chan PC,Gruen RL,Fitzgerald MC,Liew SM,Cameron PA,Rosenfeld JV

更新日期：2013-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This is a case report. OBJECTIVE:To report a case of soft-tissue reaction to wear debris and osteolysis around a pedicle screw after posterior spine fusion in a pediatric patient. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Posterior spine fusion with instrumentation is a standard procedure for stabilization and curve co...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Botolin S,Merritt C,Erickson M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A prospective minimum 5-year follow-up study of the cervical spine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) initially without cervical involvement. OBJECTIVE:To clarify the incidence and aggravation of cervical spine instabilities and their predictive risk factors in patients with RA. SUMMARY OF BACKGR...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Yurube T,Sumi M,Nishida K,Miyamoto H,Kohyama K,Matsubara T,Miura Y,Sugiyama D,Doita M,Kobe Spine Conference.

更新日期：2012-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case series. OBJECTIVE:To present the difficulty of diagnosing the origin of lower leg pain in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and hip joint arthritis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Pain arising from a degenerated hip joint is sometimes localized to the lower leg. Patients with lumbar spinal disease ma...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Saito J,Ohtori S,Kishida S,Nakamura J,Takeshita M,Shigemura T,Takazawa M,Eguchi Y,Inoue G,Orita S,Takaso M,Ochiai N,Kuniyoshi K,Aoki Y,Ishikawa T,Arai G,Miyagi M,Kamoda H,Suzuki M,Sakuma Y,Oikawa Y,Kubota G,In

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective clinical study. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate retrospectively the safety and efficacy of 1-stage surgical treatment of 45 consecutive patients, who had progressive congenital spinal deformity associated with split spinal cord malformation (SSCM). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hui H,Tao HR,Jiang XF,Fan HB,Yan M,Luo ZJ

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Case-control study. OBJECTIVE:We designed a case-control study to analyze the risk factors associated with the development of heterotopic ossification (HO) in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Patients with spinal cord injury have a high risk of developing HO, althoug...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Citak M,Suero EM,Backhaus M,Aach M,Godry H,Meindl R,Schildhauer TA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Systematic review. OBJECTIVE:To perform a systematic review, evaluating the best available evidence regarding the treatment of lumbar adjacent segment pathology (ASP) to facilitate clinical recommendations for treatment. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:It is unclear how nonoperative treatment of lumbar clinic...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Chou D,Dekutoski M,Hermsmeyer J,Norvell DC

更新日期：2012-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A case report. OBJECTIVE:To describe a case of traumatic lumbosacral spondyloptosis and present a literature review. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Traumatic spondyloptosis is a very rare injury caused by high-energy trauma. Eight cases of traumatic spondyloptosis of L5-S1 have been reported, including only ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Wangtaphan W,Oo M,Paholpak P,Wang Z,Sakakibara T,Kasai Y

更新日期：2012-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Consecutive case series and literature review. OBJECTIVE:To describe the utility of 3-dimensional computed tomographic angiography (3D CTA) for evaluating vertebral artery (VA) anomalies before surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Recent advances in instrumentation surgery at the craniovertebral junction ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Yamazaki M,Okawa A,Furuya T,Sakuma T,Takahashi H,Kato K,Fujiyoshi T,Mannoji C,Takahashi K,Koda M

更新日期：2012-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Mechanical and biochemical analyses of cadaveric and surgically removed discs. OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that fissures in the annulus of degenerated human discs are mechanically and chemically conducive to the ingrowth of nerves and blood vessels. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Discogenic back pain is...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Stefanakis M,Al-Abbasi M,Harding I,Pollintine P,Dolan P,Tarlton J,Adams MA

更新日期：2012-10-15 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 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:Systematic review. OBJECTIVE:To perform a systematic review of the available literature for those studies that evaluated the role of whole-body vibration (WBV) on the spine, using imaging modalities as well as an estimation of WBV exposure. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Numerous comparative studies have rep...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bible JE,Choemprayong S,O'Neill KR,Devin CJ,Spengler DM

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective case series. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the accuracy of screw fixation using intraoperative three-dimensional fluoroscopy-based navigation (ITFN) and to assess the clinical outcomes of this treatment regimen. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The surgical management of symptomatic os odontoideum poses ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Weng C,Tian W,Li ZY,Liu B,Li Q,Wang YQ,Sun YZ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, controlled study. OBJECTIVE:To report the results of using the PediGuard (SpineGuard, Inc., San Francisco, CA), a local electrical conductivity measurement device, to reduce radiation exposure while drilling the pilot hole for pedicle screw placement. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:R...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Chaput CD,George K,Samdani AF,Williams JI,Gaughan J,Betz RR

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:A 12-year prospective study of pre-existing and de novo degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) among community-based female volunteers. OBJECTIVE:To investigate serial entire spine radiographs of healthy female volunteers and to clarify radiographical characteristics and predictors of pre-existing and de nov...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Jimbo S,Kobayashi T,Aono K,Atsuta Y,Matsuno T

更新日期：2012-09-15 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