The transvaginal hybrid cholecy ...
Background: In the recent years natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) has been an increasingly popular topic with rising numbers o ...
Idiopathic scoliosis in Korean ...
Cross-sectional epidemiologic scoliosis screening was carried out to determine the current prevalence of scoliosis in the Korean population and to c ...
TLIF for symptomatic disc degen ...
The goal of a fusion of the lumbar spine is to obtain a primary solid arthrodesis thus to alleviate pain. Different circumferential fusion technique ...
Optimal entry points and trajec ...
The present study was performed to determine the optimal entry points and trajectories for cervical pedicle screw insertion into C3–7. The study inv ...
Stand-alone cage for posterior ...
Chronic lumbar pain due to degenerative disc disease affects a large number of people, including those of fully active age. The usual self-repair sy ...
A minimally invasive posterior ...
Percutaneous techniques may be helpful to reduce approach-related morbidity of conventional open surgery. The aim of the study was to evaluate the f ...
Abnormal activation of the moto ...
The aetiology of idiopathic scoliosis (IS) remains unknown, but there is growing support for the possibility of an underlying neurological disorder. ...
Nucleus disc arthroplasty with ...
Low back pain (LBP) due to degenerative disc disease (DDD) is a common condition that can be treated along a continuum of care: from conservative th ...
Computer algorithms and applica ...
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a complex spinal deformity whose assessment and treatment present many challenges. Computer applications ha ...
Critical analysis of lumbar int ...
Interspinous devices (IDs) were introduced in the 90s. Since then, they have rapidly become very popular for the minimally invasive treatment of lum ...
Computer tomography assessment ...
Transpedicular screw fixation has been accepted worldwide since Harrington et al. first placed pedicle screws through the isthmus. In vivo and in vi ...
Selective fusion for adolescent ...
Selective fusion of thoracic and thoracolumbar/ lumbar curves in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a concept critically debated in the literature. ...
Interspinous spacers in the tre ...
Insertion of an interspinous devices has became a common procedure for the treatment of different clinical picture of degenerative spinal disease. W ...
Right adolescent idiopathic tho ...
In adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) there has been a shift towards increasing the number of implants and pedicle screws, which has not been pro ...
Perioperative course and accura ...
Robotic-guided and percutaneous pedicle screw placement are emerging technologies. We here report a retrospective cohort analysis comparing conventi ...
Cost-effectiveness of guideline ...
Healthcare costs for low back pain (LBP) are increasing rapidly. Hence, it is important to provide treatments that are effective and cost-effective. ...
Five-year outcome of stand-alon ...
From January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2003, in the Neurosurgery Department of Rome University o ‘‘Sapienza,’’ 167 patients underwent anterior surgery ...
Cost-effectiveness of general p ...
Care from a general practitioner (GP) is one of the most frequently utilised healthcare services for people with low back pain and only a small prop ...
Posterior spinal instrumentatio ...
Posterior spinal instrumentation is frequently used for the treatment of spine disorders. Importantly, different requirements have to be considered ...
Physical activity and low back ...
The objective of the study is to systematically evaluate the available evidence on the association between physical activity (i.e. occupational load ...
Falls recall—limitations of the ...
The demographic changes in the industrialized countries place new and important challenges to health care providers, politicians, and modern society ...
The impact of unsupervised regu ...
Regular walking is one of the most recommended and popular physical activity worldwide. This study (1) detected the effects of unsupervised regular ...
Impact of physical activity and ...
The objective of this work was to summarise and evaluate the evidence showing that physical activity is a protector factor as regards falls in older ...
The differences of sarcopenia-r ...
Sarcopenia is a serious condition especially in the elderly population mainly characterized by the loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength with ag ...
Family structure, time constrai ...
Recent research emphasizes the importance of economic factors on sport participation. We extend this by examining the role played by time constraint ...