The influence of age, anthropom ...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of age, anthropometrics and cervical range of motion upon synovial fold volume. Ten healthy ...
Cauda equina syndrome: a review ...
Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a rare condition with a disproportionately high medico-legal profile. It occurs most frequently following a large cen ...
Perioperative course and accura ...
Robotic-guided and percutaneous pedicle screw placement are emerging technologies. We here report a retrospective cohort analysis comparing conventi ...
Modified transcorporeal anterio ...
This study was done to present our surgical experience of modified transcorporeal anterior cervical microforaminotomy (MTACM) assisted by the O-arm- ...
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 ...
Axial pain after posterior cerv ...
Posterior operative approach has been the standard treatment for cervical compressive myelopathy, and axial pain after laminoplasty or laminectomy a ...
Development of a documentation ...
Spine Tango is the first and only International Spine Registry in operation to date. So far, only surgical spinal interventions have been recorded a ...
A systematic review on the effe ...
The objective of this review was to determine the effectiveness of pharmacological interventions [i.e., non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) ...
Anatomy of the psoas muscle and ...
Lateral transpsoas interbody fusion (LTIF) is a minimally invasive technique that permits interbody fusion utilizing cages placed via a direct later ...
Surgical treatment of coccygody ...
Coccygodynia is a pathological condition associated with pain–discomfort all around the bottom end of the spine. The aetiology and the intensity of ...
Triggered electromyography for ...
Reliable electromyography (EMG) thresholds for detecting medial breaches in the thoracic spine are lacking, and there is a paucity of reports evalua ...
Intraosseous schwannoma origina ...
Only eight cases of intraosseous schwannoma of the mobile spine have been reported in the English literature. We report herein a rare case of intrao ...
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 ...
Selective fusion for adolescent ...
Selective fusion of thoracic and thoracolumbar/ lumbar curves in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a concept critically debated in the literature. ...
Type II odontoid fractures in t ...
Considerable controversy exists regarding the optimal management of elderly patients with type II odontoid fractures. There is uncertainty regarding ...
Does minimally invasive lumbar ...
The concept of minimally invasive lumbar disc surgery comprises reduced muscle injury. The aim of this study was to evaluate creatine phosphokinase ...
An MRI study of psoas major and ...
Extreme/direct lateral interbody fusion (X/DLIF) has been used to treat various lumbar diseases. However, it involves risks to injure the lumbar ple ...
Lumbopelvic alignment on standi ...
The analysis of the sagittal balance is important for the understanding of the lumbopelvic biomechanics. Results from previous studies documented th ...
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 ...
Capillary hemangioma of the cer ...
An anterior cervical decompression and fusion operation was complicated by extensive bleeding from the disc space. Histopathological evaluation of t ...
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 algorithms and applica ...
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a complex spinal deformity whose assessment and treatment present many challenges. Computer applications ha ...
Thoracic myelopathy due to ossi ...
Despite good posterior decompression of thoracic myelopathy due to ossification of ligamentum flavum (OLF), recovery varies widely from 25 to 100%. ...
Posterior approach for cervical ...
In the treatment algorithm for cervical spine fracture–dislocations, the recommended approach for treatment if there is a disc fragment in the canal ...
The mechanical response of the ...
Degeneration of the intervertebral disc is related to progressive changes in the disc tissue composition and morphology, such as water loss, disc he ...