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：:Neurologic complications resulting from surgery for 384 cases of cervical myelopathy (cervical soft disc herniation, spondylosis, ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament) were reviewed. Surgical procedures performed included 134 anterior interbody fusions (Cloward or Robinson-Smith technique), 70 subtotal ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Yonenobu K,Hosono N,Iwasaki M,Asano M,Ono K

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of mathematical and other types of models for the study of the biomechanics of scoliosis is reviewed in this article. The article is based on a talk presented at the 1987 Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society. ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Schultz AB

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A reproducible experimental model of cervical spondylosis in mice was established by means of detachment of the posterior paravertebral muscles from the vertebrae and resection of the spinous processes along with the supraspinous and interspinous ligaments. Mechanical instability in the cervical spine elicited by this...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Miyamoto S,Yonenobu K,Ono K

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cadaveric study was done to investigate the variability of interfacet distances from C3 to C7, to learn pedicle morphology at C7-T2, and to determine potential dangers of plate-screw osteosynthesis technique of the cervical spine. Twenty-two cadavers were dissected from C2 to C7 to expose the lateral masses and nerv...

journal_title：Spine

authors： An HS,Gordin R,Renner K

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical features, contrast-enhanced lumbar tomographic findings, and biochemical plasma fibrinolytic parameters were critically assessed in 70 patients suffering severe, chronic postsurgical low-back and radicular pain to determine the cause of their persisting symptoms. Patients exhibited gross functional disability...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cooper RG,Mitchell WS,Illingworth KJ,Forbes WS,Gillespie JE,Jayson MI

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of subject positions on range and repeatability of thoracic and lumbar forward flexion, extension, and lateral flexion were studied. Inclinometric methods were used, and 27 subjects were measured by two trained testers. No great differences in repeatability and range of movements were found between measurement...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Mellin G,Kiiski R,Weckström A

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior irradiation and scarring can complicate wound closure following spinal surgery. Implanted tissue expanders were used six times in four patients to aid skin closure. Three patients had prior irradiation for cancer, and one had myelomeningocele. The average interval between placement and removal of the expanders w...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Paonessa KJ,Zide B,Errico T,Engler GL

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The somatosensory cortical evoked potentials recorded during posterior spine fusion and instrumentation for 99 consecutive patients with idiopathic scoliosis, 18 years of age or younger, were retrospectively reviewed. The potentials were recorded from scalp electrodes while synchronously stimulating both tibial nerves...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Albanese SA,Spadaro JA,Lubicky JP,Henderson NA

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used survivorship analysis to study 21 burst fractures that were treated with posterior VSP spine implant and fusion, each of which was over two motion segments. There were two treatment classes: 1) eight patients whose surgery included anterior bone grafting (augmentation), seven of which were done by the transped...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ebelke DK,Asher MA,Neff JR,Kraker DP

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dynamic servocontrolled torsion machine has been used to characterize cervical injury due to pure rotation of the head. Resultant force moment, torque, and applied rotation have been measured. Torque applied to the base of the skull resulted in injury to the atlantoaxial joint. No evidence of lower cervical injury w...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Myers BS,McElhaney JH,Doherty BJ,Paver JG,Gray L

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial motor and sensory examinations were conducted on 90 patients with bullet fragments lodged in the spinal canal. Annual follow-up examinations were completed on 66 patients. Despite the fact that approximately 20% of the bullets had perforated the alimentary canal, no cases of infection were noted. Statistical an...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Waters RL,Adkins RH

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reported the only known case of recurrent extraforaminal lumbar disc herniation occurring at the same level but on the opposite side. In performing lumbar disc puncture for discography, when an extraforaminal bulge is seen on CT scan, we recommend puncture through the side opposite the bulge to prevent new herniati...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Miyamoto M,Takemitsu Y,Harada Y,Iwahara T

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trends in rates of low-back strains, low-back impact injuries, and non-low-back injuries among field employees of a petroleum drilling company, 1979-1985, were examined to investigate the relationship between economic factors and the incidence of low-back and other injuries. Economic indicators included the rate of re...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Clemmer DI,Mohr DL

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-four patients were objectively evaluated with a weight-bearing pattern analyzer to determine whether spine deformity has an effect on the amount of weight borne on the right versus left foot and on the fore versus the hind foot. Patients with idiopathic scoliosis treated with bracing and surgery and patients wi...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hoppenfeld S,Lopez RA,Molnar G

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six chemical agents were evaluated for their efficacy in preventing epidural scar formation following laminectomy in rabbits. One agent was carboxymethylcellulose and the other five agents represented various compositions of modified carboxymethylcellulose. Four weeks after laminectomy, spines were harvested and decal...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Kitano T,Zerwekh JE,Edwards ML,Usui Y,Allen MD

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of thermography for diagnosing lumbar radiculopathy was evaluated by literature review and meta-analysis. From 81 relevant citations, 28 studies could be analyzed for diagnostic-accuracy data (sensitivity and specificity) and method. Diagnostic-accuracy data varied significantly between studies; therefore mea...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Hoffman RM,Kent DL,Deyo RA

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports a prospective, randomized, multicentered study documenting changes in the intensity and location of low-back and referred pain to repeated end-range lumbar flexion and extension movements performed first while standing and then while recumbent during a single clinical patient evaluation. Significa...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Donelson R,Grant W,Kamps C,Medcalf R

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective single-blind study, 60 patients surgically treated for lumbar disc herniation underwent clinical examination and computed tomography preoperatively and 3 months after surgery. At follow-up (58 patients; median, 31 months; range, 21-37 months), 29 patients had an excellent outcome (51%), 20 improved (3...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Jensen TT,Overgaard S,Thomsen NO,Kramp S,Petersen OF,Hansen JH

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is a preliminary report of a 10-year investigation of the development of an intervertebral disc prosthesis. Spinal fusion is a method for the treatment of chronic, disabling low-back pain that does not respond to nonoperative treatments. Spinal fusion, however, has various adverse effects, and the results...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Lee CK,Langrana NA,Parsons JR,Zimmerman MC

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Records of 41 patients were reviewed for early complications resulting from reduction of high-grade spondylolisthesis. Blood loss averaged 1,427 ml. There were no cases of infection, dural tears, or bladder or bowel dysfunction. Two cases of transient foot drop and one case of permanent foot drop developed. A lumbar p...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ani N,Keppler L,Biscup RS,Steffee AD

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postlaminectomy deformities were simulated in the cervical or cervicothoracic spine by the use of a displacement incremental method based on finite-element analysis combined with composite material and spanning element theory. The simulation analyses revealed that the primary cause of postlaminectomy deformity was the...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Saito T,Yamamuro T,Shikata J,Oka M,Tsutsumi S

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of sciatica due to lumbar nerve root compromise remains controversial, probably because few well-controlled studies of conservative management have been performed. This preliminary study assesses the efficacy of epidural injections of 80 mg triamcinolone acetonide plus 0.5% procaine hydrochloride in sal...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Bush K,Hillier S

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-four patients with traumatic distractive flexion injuries in the mid to lower cervical spine were treated with posterior wire stabilization without bony fusion from January 1981 through May 1987. Fifteen had cord involvement, and nine had root involvement. Ten were neurologically intact. Thirty patients were fo...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Feldborg Nielsen C,Annertz M,Persson L,Wingstrand H,Säveland H,Brandt L

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 66 nonoperated low-back pain patients who entered a 4-week program of modern active rehabilitation after 13 months' sick leave, only 15 (23%) had returned to work at 18 months' follow-up. Effective pain modulation with pool traction did not influence the vocational status or pain level at the time of follow-up. The...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Oland G,Tveiten G

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On the basis of previous studies on the vertebral column and thoracic skeleton, the author generated a hypothesis for the mechanism of production of scoliosis. According to this hypothesis, vertical stability of the thoracic spine is maintained by equal support through the ribs from both sides due to the equal load br...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Pal GP

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Automated percutaneous discectomy is a new, safe procedure for treating herniated lumbar discs still contained by the annulus or posterior longitudinal ligament. In 1985, one of the authors reported a percutaneous nucleus aspiration technique using a 2-mm aspiration probe. This small probe produced minimal tissue dama...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Davis GW,Onik G,Helms C

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multicentered prospective trial to investigate the usefulness of the AO spinal internal fixator for the treatment of thoracolumbar fractures and fracture-dislocations was undertaken. This pedicle screw-rod system was effective in stabilizing a variety of unstable fracture patterns. It was effective in decompressing ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Esses SI,Botsford DJ,Wright T,Bednar D,Bailey S

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biomechanical evaluation of a cervical spine implant must include flexural and torsional testing if it is used for stabilizing a traumatic unstable motion segment. A cadaveric model is presented that allows flexural and torsional testing of a cervical spine motion segment, measuring the tilting angle, the translat...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Ulrich C,Woersdoerfer O,Kalff R,Claes L,Wilke HJ

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several authors have previously reported the complications resulting from contact between a diagnostic or therapeutic agent injected into an intervertebral disc and neural tissue. This study was undertaken to demonstrate the common routes by which, and frequency with which this contact occurs. Of 105 cadaveric interve...

journal_title：Spine

authors： MacMillan J,Schaffer JL,Kambin P

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between July 1983 and November 1986, 29 patients with thoracolumbar burst fractures underwent a one-stage operation consisting of anterior decompression by subtotal vertebrectomy, reduction, and stabilization with the Slot-Zielke device. The mean follow-up was 3.1 years. Most patients with incomplete neurologic lesion...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Been HD

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical trial, aimed at secondary prevention of low-back pain, was performed in 142 hospital employees reporting at least three annual episodes of this condition. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: a calisthenics program (CAL) for 3 months with biweekly sessions of flexion exercises, a back...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Donchin M,Woolf O,Kaplan L,Floman Y

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective analysis of 200 patients requiring cervical disc surgery was performed to determine the frequency of coexistent lumbar disc or spine abnormalities. The duration of follow-up ranged from 5 to 25 years, averaging 14 years. Sixty percent were women and 40% were men, their ages ranging from 25-73 years. An...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Jacobs B,Ghelman B,Marchisello P

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flexibility of the porcine lumbosacral spine was measured after application of six different types of surgical instrumentation, and in a control state. Fifteen adult pig spines were tested with flexion, extension, lateral bending, and axial rotation torques applied to the upper end with the pelvis fixed. Instrumentati...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Asazuma T,Stokes IA,Moreland MS,Suzuki N

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors carried out successful total sacrectomy in three cases, two with giant cell tumors and one with a chordoma. The anterior and posterior approach is feasible for resecting huge sacral tumors en bloc, but it is important to reconstruct the continuity between the pelvic ring and spinal column using spinal inst...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Tomita K,Tsuchiya H

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Care must be exercised in interpreting the clinical and radiologic findings when assessing patients with cervical spondylosis and involvement of neural structures for surgery. If the clinical picture cannot logically be explained by the radiologic findings, further investigation is indicated to exclude a coexistent di...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Dvorák J,Janssen B,Grob D

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cervical spine is a common site of spinal injuries. The stability of an injured cervical spine is not only dependent on injury severity, but also on the degree of healing time. Using a canine model, three injuries of varying degrees of severity were surgically produced at the C4-C5 level and allowed to heal for 6 ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Crisco JJ,Panjabi MM,Wang E,Price MA,Pelker RR

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) and neurogenic-motor evoked potentials (NMEPs) were recorded after overdistraction of the spinal cord at T5-T6, T12-L1, or L3-L4. Measures of spinal cord perfusion and clinical status were also administered. Results indicated that stiffer spinal segments allowed less distraction ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Owen JH,Naito M,Bridwell KH

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increased complexity of Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation has, as an unexpected side effect, a potential increase in blood loss. A prospective randomized study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that application of a fibrin sealant to exposed cancellous bone can significantly reduce blood loss during Cotrel-Dubo...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Tredwell SJ,Sawatzky B

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to investigate the relative strengths of dural repair using standard suture techniques, suture supplemented with tissue adhesive, and tissue adhesive alone. Uniform 2 mm dural defects were created in adult beagles, repaired, and then subjected to pressurization testing. Defects repaired with ...

journal_title：Spine

authors： Cain JE Jr,Rosenthal HG,Broom MJ,Jauch EC,Borek DA,Jacobs RR

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00