Do position and size matter? An analysis of cage and placement variables for optimum lordosis in PLIF reconstruction
Do position and size matter? An analysis of cage and placement variables for optimum lordosis in PLIF reconstruction Landham, P.R., Don, A.S. & Robertson, P.A. Eur Spine J (2017) 26: 2843. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-017-5170-z Abstract Purpose To examine monosegmental lordosis after posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) surgery and relate lordosis to cage size, shape, and placement. […]
Timing of PMMA cement application for pedicle screw augmentation affects screw anchorage
Timing of PMMA cement application for pedicle screw augmentation affects screw anchorage Schmoelz, W., Heinrichs, C.H., Schmidt, S. et al. Eur Spine J (2017) 26: 2883. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-017-5053-3 Abstract Introduction Cement augmentation is an established method to increase the pedicle screw (PS) anchorage in osteoporotic vertebral bodies. The ideal timing for augmentation when a reposition maneuver […]
Central lumbar spinal stenosis: natural history of non-surgical patients
European Spine Journal October 2017, Volume 26, Issue 10, pp 2536–2542 Central lumbar spinal stenosis: natural history of non-surgical patients. Wessberg, P. & Frennered, K. Eur Spine J (2017) 26: 2536. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-017-5075-x Abstract Purpose The aim of the present study was to examine the natural history in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. The […]
Criteria for failure and worsening after surgery for lumbar disc herniation: a multicenter observational study based on data from the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery
European Spine Journal October 2017, Volume 26, Issue 10, pp 2650–2659 Criteria for failure and worsening after surgery for lumbar disc herniation: a multicenter observational study based on data from the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery. Werner, D.A.T., Grotle, M., Gulati, S. et al. Eur Spine J (2017) 26: 2650. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-017-5185-5 Abstract Purpose In clinical […]
An analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database, Part 2. Predictive model for return to work after elective surgery for lumbar degenerative disease
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine Oct 2017 / Vol. 27 / No. 4 / Pages 370-381 An analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database, Part 2. Predictive model for return to work after elective surgery for lumbar degenerative disease …Show allShow less Anthony L. Asher, MD1, Clinton J. Devin, MD2, Kristin R. Archer, PhD, DPT3,4, Silky Chotai, […]
An analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database, Part 1. Disability, quality of life, and pain outcomes following lumbar spine surgery: predicting likely individual patient outcomes for shared decision-making
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine Oct 2017 / Vol. 27 / No. 4 / Pages 357-369 An analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database, Part 1. Disability, quality of life, and pain outcomes following lumbar spine surgery: predicting likely individual patient outcomes for shared decision-making Matthew J. McGirt, MD1, Mohamad Bydon, MD2, Kristin R. Archer, PhD, […]
Current insights into the aetiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery October 2017, Volume 137, Issue 10, pp 1327–1333 Current insights into the aetiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Latalski, M., Danielewicz-Bromberek, A., Fatyga, M. et al. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg (2017) 137: 1327. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-017-2756-1 Abstract Scoliosis occurs in about 0.2–0.6% of the general population. In the majority of cases the […]
A prospective serial MRI study following acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury
European Spine Journal September 2017, Volume 26, Issue 9, pp 2324–2332 A prospective serial MRI study following acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury Joost P. H. J. Rutges Brian K. Kwon Manraj Heran Tamir Ailon John T. Street Marcel F. Dvorak Abstract Purpose In acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) patients, we sought to characterize how objective MRI measures of injury change during the first 3 week […]
Clinical and radiological outcome at 10 years of follow-up after total cervical disc replacement
European Spine Journal September 2017, Volume 26, Issue 9, pp 2441–2449 Clinical and radiological outcome at 10 years of follow-up after total cervical disc replacement Christoph MehrenEmail author Franziska Heider Christoph J. Siepe Bernhard Zillner Ralph Kothe Andreas Korge H. Michael Mayer Abstract Purpose Previous studies have demonstrated that total cervical disc replacement (cTDR) represents a viable treatment alternative to the ‘gold standard’ anterior […]
Early Postoperative Complications for Elderly Patients Undergoing Single-Level Decompression for Lumbar Disc Herniation, Ligamentous Hypertrophy, or Neuroforaminal Stenosis
Early Postoperative Complications for Elderly Patients Undergoing Single-Level Decompression for Lumbar Disc Herniation, Ligamentous Hypertrophy, or Neuroforaminal Stenosis Arpan V. Prabhu, BS, Bryan A. Lieber, MD, Jenson K. Henry, MD, Nitin Agarwal, MD, Monir Tabbosha, MD, David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD; Neurosurgery 0:1–6, 2017 https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyx224 Abstract BACKGROUND: Lumbar decompression for disc herniation is […]
