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 […]
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: […]