Journal of spinal disorders & techniques
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Jun 2009
Clinical TrialThe effect of surgical approaches on pulmonary function in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Retrospective study. ⋯ Scoliosis approaches that violate the chest wall demonstrate a significant decline in postoperative pulmonary function. Documented return of pulmonary function did not occur until 3 months for posterior fusion with thoracoplasty, 3 months for open anterior fusion and 1 year for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Jun 2009
Anterior decompression and interbody fusion with BAK/C for cervical disc degenerative disorders.
A retrospective clinical study of 64 patients who underwent anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with BAK/C for disc degenerative disorders. ⋯ Although BAK/C technique was generally effective and safe in the treatment of cervical disc degenerative disorders, the pitfalls of cage design resulted in the disability of maintenance of cervical lordosis and intervertebral height in the long-term follow-up. Cage subsidence, which tended to develop in the patients with 2-level fusion, was possibly responsible for the recurrence of neck pain.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Jun 2009
Surgical treatment of lumbar tuberculous spondylodiscitis by transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) and posterior instrumentation.
Retrospective case study. ⋯ Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with pedicle screw fixation is a simple, safe, and effective procedure for treatment of selected patients suffering from lumbar and lumbosacral tuberculosis.