STUDY DESIGN: Experimental animal model OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the hypothesis that insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) will inhibit the formation of a solid bony…
Posterolateral fusion (PLF) and posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) are both frequently-used procedures for the surgical treatment of isthmic and degenerative spondylolisthesis. The current meta-analysis aimed to perform a comprehensive…
OBJECTIVE: The main objective of the present study was to analyse the efficacy and feasibility of surgical management for patients with mono-segmental lumbar or lumbosacral pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis (PVO) by…
PURPOSE: Gamma-aminobutyric acid analogues are commonly used to treat neuropathic and chronic pain before and after spinal surgery in recent years. Aim of this study is to investigate the influence…
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review from a single institution.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of hip osteoarthritis (OA) on spinopelvic compensatory mechanisms as a result of reduced hip range of motion (ROM)…
STUDY DESIGN: Clinical case series.OBJECTIVE: To assess objective outcomes of surgical correction of post-external beam radiation therapy (ERBT) kyphosis in a series of five adults.SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: EBRT is…
Background: Treatment of spondylolisthesis can be difficult with regard to patients with high sacral slopes that may prohibit placement of interbody grafts for fusions across that segment. Here, we describe…
AIM: Dynamic stabilization is a new area in spinal surgery. The Dynesys system is widely used throughout the world for spinal stabilization. Publication of clinical results describing the use of…
Patients with symptomatic instability of the spine may be treated surgically with interbody fusion. Cost and complexity in this procedure arises owing to the implanted materials involved with facilitating fusion…
The aim of this study was the analysis of the mechanical behaviour of a partially porous lumbar custom-made cage by means of a subject-specific finite element analysis (FEA). The cage,…
