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A retrospective review of patients with spinal growing rods in a single institution. Demographic data including age at first surgery, diagnosis, pre- and post-operative cobb angles from erect standardised radiographs were collected. The type of construct used i.e.
Prolonged length of stay (LOS) is a significant contributor to the variation in surgical health care costs and resource utilization after elective
Infections in
Background. Lateral lumbar
Adult
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Purpose. Patients may present with concurrent symptomatic hip and
Sarcopenia has been observed to be a predictor of mortality in international studies of patients with metastatic disease of the
Lower back pain (LBP) is a worldwide clinical problem and a prominent area for research. Numerous in vitro biomechanical studies on
Primary care physicians rely on radiology reports to confirm a scoliosis diagnosis and inform the need for
Introduction: With a life of over five years,
Background. Surgical site infection following
Aim. To evaluate efficacy of a one stage posterior approach in decompression and eradication of infection in TB
Numerous prediction tools are available for estimating postoperative risk following
Surgical site infections (SSIs) after spinal fusion surgery increase healthcare costs, morbidity and mortality. Routine measures of obesity fail to consider site specific fat distribution. We aimed to assess the association between the
Abstract. Objectives. Spinal disorders such as back pain incur a substantial societal and economic burden. Unfortunately, there is lack of understanding and treatment of these disorders are further impeded by the inability to assess spinal forces in vivo. The aim of this project is to address this challenge by developing and testing a novel image-driven approach that will assess the forces in an individual's
Abstract. Introduction. Back pain affects 80% of the population at some stage in their life with significant costs to society. Mechanisms and causes of pain have been investigated by studying the behaviour of functional spinal units (FSUs) subjected to displacement- or load control protocols in 6 degrees of freedom (DOF). Load control allows specimens to move physiologically in response to applied loads whereas displacement control constrains motion to individual axes. The displacement control system of the Bath University six-axis
Introduction and Aims: To evaluate open, minimal invasive