Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma Classification
NULL J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 18, No 2, February 2010 Alpesh A. Patel, MD and Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD Thoracolumbar spine trauma is among the most common musculoskeletal injuries worldwide. However, there is little consensus on the adequate management of spine injury, in part because there is no widely accepted classification system. […]
Central Cord Syndrome
NULL Douglas D. Nowak, MD, Joseph K. Lee, MD, Daniel E. Gelb, MD, Kornelis A. Poelstra, MD, PhD and Steven C. Ludwig, MD J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 17, No 12, December 2009, Central cord syndrome is the most common type of incomplete spinal cord injury. This syndrome most often occurs in older persons […]
Use of All-pedicle-screw Constructs in the Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 17, No 9, September 2009 Esteban Cuartas, MD, Alexandre Rasouli, MD, Michael OBrien, MD and Harry L. Shufflebarger, MD All-pedicle-screw constructs are safe and biomechanically advantageous in the management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Safe and reproducible placement of thoracic pedicle screws is dependent on a thorough understanding of normal […]
Pseudarthrosis of the Spine
Noah M. Raizman, MD, MFA, Joseph R. OBrien, MD, MPH, Kirsten L. Poehling-Monaghan, BA and Warren D. Yu, MD J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 17, No 8, August 2009 Pseudarthrosis is the result of failed attempted spinal fusion. This condition typically manifests with axial or radicular pain months to years after the index operation. […]
Whiplash injury
NULL Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British Volume, Vol 91-B, Issue 7, G. Bannister, MD, MC Orth, FRCS Ed Orth, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery1; R. Amirfeyz, MD, FRCS(Trauma & Orth), Specialist Orthopaedic Registrar1; S. Kelley, FRCS(Trauma & Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon2; and M. Gargan, MA, FRCS(Trauma & Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon3 This review […]
Neurologic Injury in the Surgical Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis: Guidelines for Assessment and Management
Joshua M. Pahys, MD, James T. Guille, MD, Linda P. DAndrea, MD, Amer F. Samdani, MD, Joshua Beck, MD and Randal R. Betz, MD J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 17, No 7, July 2009, Iatrogenic spinal cord injury resulting from surgical treatment of spinal deformity is a relatively uncommon but devastating complication. Publications on […]
Sagittal Plane Deformity in the Adult Patient
Samuel A. Joseph, Jr, MD, Anthony P. Moreno, MD, Jared Brandoff, MD, Andrew C. Casden, MD, Paul Kuflik, MD and Michael G. Neuwirth, MD J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 17, No 6, June 2009 Recent studies have demonstrated that sagittal balance is the most important and reliable radiographic predictor of clinical health status in […]
Risk factors of new fractures after vertebroplasty
Docampo E, Ciria M, Serra-Burgés J, Blanch J, Pérez Edo L, Carbonell J; Medicina Clinica (Mar 2009) PURPOSE: To evaluate the risk factors of new fractures after vertebroplasty (VP). PATIENTS AND METHOD: Prospective, non-randomized study including patients with acute osteoporotic fractures treated with VP. Baseline visit included clinical and densitometric data. At 30, 90 and […]
Recurrence Rate of Lumbar Disc Herniation After Open Discectomy in Active Young Men
Spine Volume 34, Number 1, 2009 Min Seok Kim; Kun-Woo Park; Changju Hwang; Young-Kyun Lee; Ki Hyoung Koo; Bong-Soon Chang; Choon-Ki Lee; Dong-Ho Lee Abstract Study Design: A retrospective clinical study. Objective: To estimate the recurrence rate of lumbar disc herniation after open discectomy in active young men using survival analysis. Summary of Background Data: […]
Management of Symptomatic Lumbar Degenerative Disk Disease
Luke Madigan, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Leo R. Spector, and R. Alden Milam J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2009 17: 102-111. Symptomatic lumbar degenerative disk disease, or discogenic back pain, is difficult to treat. Patients often report transverse low back pain that radiates into the sacroiliac joints. Radicular or claudicatory symptoms are generally absent unless there […]
