Aims. Whether a combined anteroposterior
Aims. The aims of this study were first, to determine if adding
Aims. We compared decompression alone to decompression with
We carried out a prospective study to determine whether the addition of a recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein (rhBMP-2) to a machined allograft spacer would improve the rate of intervertebral body
We evaluated the efficacy of anterior
Aims. Chronic low back pain due to degenerative disc disease is sometimes treated with
In a prospective observational study we compared the two-year outcome of lumbar
Aims. The aim of this study was to reassess the rate of neurological, psoas-related, and abdominal complications associated with L4-L5 lateral lumbar interbody
The presacral retroperitoneal approach for axial lumbar interbody
Aims. We compared the clinical and radiological outcomes of using a
polyetheretherketone cage with (TiPEEK) and without a titanium coating
(PEEK) for instrumented transforaminal lumbar interbody
Aims. A total of 30 patients with thoracolumbar/lumbar adolescent idiopathic
scoliosis (AIS) treated between 1989 and 2000 with anterior correction
and
Aims. The purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate the
clinical relevance of increased facet joint distraction as a result
of anterior cervical decompression and
Aims. The optimal procedure for the treatment of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) remains controversial. The aim of this study was to compare the outcome of anterior cervical ossified posterior longitudinal ligament en bloc resection (ACOE) with posterior laminectomy and
Transarticular screw fixation with autograft
is an established procedure for the surgical treatment of atlantoaxial instability.
Removal of the posterior arch of C1 may affect the rate of
Whether to combine spinal decompression with
fusion in patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis remains
controversial. We performed a cohort study to determine the effect
of the addition of
Aims. We reviewed 34 consecutive patients (18 female-16 male) with
isthmic spondylolysis and grade I to II lumbosacral spondylolisthesis
who underwent in situ posterolateral arthodesis between the L5 transverse
processes and the sacral ala with the use of iliac crest autograft.
Ten patients had an associated scoliosis which required surgical correction
at a later stage only in two patients with idiopathic curves unrelated
to the spondylolisthesis. . Methods. No patient underwent spinal decompression or instrumentation
placement. Mean surgical time was 1.5 hours (1 to 1.8) and intra-operative
blood loss 200 ml (150 to 340). There was one wound infection treated
with antibiotics but no other complication. Radiological assessment
included standing posteroanterior and lateral, Ferguson and lateral flexion/extension
views, as well as CT scans. . Results. A solid posterolateral
We evaluated the efficacy of Escherichia
coli-derived recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2
(E-BMP-2) in a mini-pig model of spinal anterior interbody
Increasing numbers of posterior lumbar fusions
are being performed. The purpose of this study was to identify trends
in demographics, mortality and major complications in patients undergoing
primary posterior lumbar
Despite the increasing prevalence of sleep apnoea,
little information is available regarding its impact on the peri-operative
outcome of patients undergoing posterior lumbar
We conducted a prospective, randomised study of 42 cervical interbody