Journal of spinal disorders & techniques
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Prospective study. ⋯ CDR with this prosthesis provided favorable clinical outcomes and maintains ROM of the FSU, overall and segmental cervical alignment. Long-term follow-up will be needed to assess the effectiveness and advantages of this procedure.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Feb 2012
Comparative StudyMinimally invasive lumbar decompression: long-term outcome, morbidity, and the learning curve from the first 50 cases.
Prospective observational study. ⋯ Minimally invasive lumbar decompression seems to offer patients a clinical benefit comparable to that observed in published open series, with potential advantages in terms of postoperative pain and recovery. However, there is a learning curve and whether this technique offers long-term benefits with regard to a reduction in back pain or postoperative spondylolisthesis is not yet known.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Feb 2012
Combined posterior and delayed staged mini-open anterior short-segment fusion for thoracolumbar burst fractures.
A prospective study. ⋯ This combined procedure is less invasive than the conventional combined one, and finally achieves shorter stabilization, resulting in preservation of motion segments. It thus seems to be a reasonable treatment option for thoracolumbar burst fractures.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Feb 2012
Treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures by means of anterior fusion and cage.
Retrospective case series. ⋯ Anterior thoracolumbar decompression and fusion secured with an anterior mesh cage and instrumentation in thoracolumbar burst fractures provided excellent immediate reduction of post-traumatic local kyphosis.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Feb 2012
Optimization of radiation exposure and image quality of the cone-beam O-arm intraoperative imaging system in spinal surgery.
Retrospective study. ⋯ The radiation doses of the O-arm system can be reduced 5 to 13 times without negative impact on image quality with regard to information required for spinal surgery.