Vertebral Body Reconstruction: Review and Update on Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty
Appl Radiol 37(12) 2008 A. Orlando Ortiz, Abstract Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are established as effective treatments for patients experiencing back pain related to osteoporotic or pathologic vertebral compression fractures. This article reviews these imaging-guided procedures, addresses the clinical utility of vertebral body augmentation or reconstruction, discusses clinical experience with vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, and details advances […]
Adverse Events Associated With Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 16, No 12, December 2008 Alan H. Daniels, MD, K. Daniel Riew, MD, J. U. Yoo, MD, Alexander Ching, MD, Keith R. Birchard, MD, Andy J. Kranenburg, MD and Robert A. Hart, MD Anterior cervical procedures for neurologic decompression and fusion, including cervical diskectomy and cervical corpectomy, are commonly […]
Pathophysiology of ankylosing spondylitis: What’s new?
Joint Bone Spine. 2008 Dec;75(6):656-60. Pham T. Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory joint disease that predominantly affects the sacroiliac joints and spine. Its pathophysiology remains one of the most vexing enigmas of rheumatology. However, new insights have been provided by the recent identification of susceptibility genes other than HLA-B27; evidence of a pivotal role […]
Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review
Spine, 2008 – Volume 33, Number 23 Jing Yuan, PhD; Nithima Purepong, MSc; Daniel Paul Kerr, PhD; Jongbae Park, KMD, PhD; Ian Bradbury, PhD; Suzanne McDonough, PhD Abstract Study Design. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Objective. To explore the evidence for the effectiveness of acupuncture for nonspecific low back pain (LBP). Summary […]
Facet Joint Osteoarthritis and Low Back Pain in the Community-Based Population
Spine, 2008 – Volume 33, Number 23 Leonid Kalichman, PT, PhD; Ling Li, MPH; David H. Kim, MD; Ali Guermazi, MD; Valery Berkin, MD; Christopher J. O´Donnell, MD, MPH; Udo Hoffmann, MD, MPH; Rob Cole; David J. Hunter, MBBS, PhD Abstract Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Objective: To evaluate the association between lumbar spine facet joint […]
Randomized Controlled Trials of the Treatment of Lumbar Disk Herniation: 1983-2007
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons October 2008, Volume 16, Issue 10 Paul A. Anderson, MD, Paul C. McCormick, MD, MPH and Peter D. Angevine, MD, MPH Randomized controlled trials are considered to provide the strongest data regarding the relative benefits of treatment alternatives for medical conditions. Uncertainty persists regarding the optimal treatment […]
Blood conservation techniques in spinal deformity surgery: a retrospective review of patients refusing blood transfusion
Spine. 2008 Oct 1;33(21):2310-5. Joseph SA Jr, Berekashvili K, Mariller MM, Rivlin M, Sharma K, Casden A, Bitan F, Kuflik P, Neuwirth M. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective review. OBJECTIVE: To review the effectiveness of blood conservation techniques in the spinal fusion of patients that refuse blood transfusion; specifically the Jehovah’s witnesses population. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND: […]
Mortality Following the Diagnosis of a Vertebral Compression Fracture in the Medicare Population
NULL The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2008;90 Edmund Lau, MS1, Kevin Ong, PhD2, Steven Kurtz, PhD2, Jordana Schmier, MA3 and Av Edidin, PhD4 Background: Vertebral compression fractures in women are associated with increased mortality, but the generality of this finding, as a function of age, sex, ethnicity, and region, among the entire […]
Comparison of surgical and conservative treatment for degenerative lumbar scoliosis
NULL Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2008 Jun 17. [Epub ahead of print] Kluba T, Dikmenli G, Dietz K, Giehl JP, Niemeyer T. INTRODUCTION: Demographic changes create an expansion of the elderly population segment of society. Demands of mobility and quality of life have increased in this age group over the last decades. A rising number […]
Better Backs by Better Beds?
NULL SPINE 2008 – Volume 33, Number 7 Kim Bergholdt, Rasmus N. Fabricius, Tom Bendix, Abstract Study Design: A randomized/stratified, single-blinded, parallel-group study. Objective: To evaluate 3 structurally different mattresses relative influence on patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). Summary of Background Data: In several advertisements, it is proclaimed that certain mattresses have a […]
