Prevalencia de la insuficiencia de Vitamina D en mujeres postmenopáusicas.(In.)
«Prevalencia de la insuficiencia de Vitamina D en mujeres norteamericans postmenopáusicas que reciben terapia de osteoporosis.» Michael F. Holick, Ethel S. Siris, Neil Binkley, Mary K. Beard, Aliya Khan, Jennifer T. Katzer, Richard A. Petruschke, Erluo Chen and Anne E. de Papp Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology (M.F.H.), Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts […]
Variación étnica en el reemplazo de rodilla. (Inglés)
Maria E. Suarez-Almazor, MD, PhD; Julianne Souchek, PhD; P. Adam Kelly, PhD; Kimberly OMalley, PhD; Margaret Byrne, PhD; Marsha Richardson, MSW; Chong Pak, MPH Author Affiliations: Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex (Drs Suarez-Almazor, Souchek, Kelly, and OMalley, Ms Richardson, and Mr Pak); Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, […]
Terapia de inyección para la radiculopatía lumbar. (Inglés)
Bhargava, Amit a; DePalma, Michael J c; Ludwig, Steven b; Gelb, Daniel b; Slipman, Curtis W d Abstract: Purpose of review: To review critically the available trials investigating the utility of epidural steroid injections to treat lumbosacral radiculopathy. Recent findings: A medical literature search was conducted using MEDLINE, OVID, PubMed, EMBASE, and MDConsult for articles […]
Disfagia, aspiración y disfonía relacionada con la cirugía cervical. (Inglés)
O’Brien, Joseph; Zarro, Christopher; Gelb, Daniel; Bhargava, Amit; Ludwig, Steven Abstract: Purpose of review: The intent of this article is to review the postoperative complications of dysphagia and dysphonia after cervical surgery. The focus is on prevention, early identification, and initial treatment. Recent findings: Anterior cervical procedures have become commonplace in spine surgery. Within the […]
Manejo de las complicaciones neurológicas en cirugía de columna cervical. (Ing.)
Freedman, Brett A a; Potter, Benjamin K a; Kuklo, Timothy R a,b Abstract: Purpose of review: Cervical spine surgical techniques and instrumentation continue to evolve, while the neurologic complication rates continue to decline steadily. Currently, this remains at approximately 0-3.7%. The purpose of this manuscript is to review neurologic complications secondary to cervical spine surgery […]
Identificación, prevención, manejo complicaciones neurológicas en escoliosis.(I)
«Identificación, prevención y manejo de las complicaciones neurológicas en la cirugía de escoliosis.» Milbrandt, Todd Abstract: Purpose of review: Neurologic complications are a rare but devastating event in scoliosis surgery. A thorough preoperative work-up and effective intraoperative monitoring of the spinal cord may reduce the incidence. The purpose of this review is to explore the […]
Fijación lumbrosacara: Una actualización. (Inglés)
Linville, Douglas A II a; Dmitriev, Anton E b Abstract: Purpose of review: Provide summary of recent advances in lumbosacral fixation as it applies to short- and long-segment arthrodesis. Recent findings: Iliac screw fixation appears in clinical and in-vitro studies to be the most secure fixation that is available across the lumbosacral joint. This type […]
Lesiones de rodilla en la infancia, en casa y en actividades de ocio.(Inglés)
M. Moustaki, N. Pitsos, M. Dalamaga, N. Dessypris and E. Petridou, Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Athens University Medical School, 75 M. Asias str., 11527 Athens, Greece Summary Aim: To assess the relative occurrence of non motor-vehicle knee injuries and identify important clusters that can be targeted for preventive interventions. Methods: The study subjects covered […]
Valor de fluoroscopia CT para bloques lumbares. (Inglés)
Sherif Melekaa, Ajanta Patrab, Evan Minkoffb and Kieran Murphyc a Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore MD b Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore MD c Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD Address correspondence to Sherif Meleka, MD, Johns Hopkins at Greenspring Station, 2360 West Joppa Road, […]
Resultados de resonancia magnética falsos negativos: Un informe de dos casos.
Michael Schneider, DC a ⁎ [MEDLINE LOOKUP] Steven Santolin, DC b [MEDLINE LOOKUP] Patrick Farrell, DC c [MEDLINE LOOKUP] Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study is to present 2 clinical case studies in which large herniated disks were not detected on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), leading to false negative results, and discuss some issues […]