Journal of spinal disorders & techniques
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Oct 2013
Clinical TrialAnatomic relationship between superior mesenteric artery and aorta before and after surgical correction of thoracolumbar kyphosis.
A computed tomographic study. ⋯ The correlations of the surgical correction of kyphosis and the decreased aortomesenteric angle and distance in AS patients were quantitatively confirmed by our study. Spine surgeons should be aware of the potential risk for the development of superior mesenteric artery syndrome after kyphosis correction in AS patients.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Oct 2013
Complications of correction for focal kyphosis after posterior osteotomy and the corresponding management.
A clinical retrospective study. ⋯ During the posterior osteotomy and correction of focal kyphosis, the risk of surgery increases along with the more severe deformity and the more complicated surgical procedure. However, most complications do not significantly affect the outcome if treated appropriately.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Oct 2013
Case Reports Multicenter Study Comparative StudyClinical and radiologic outcomes of TLIF applications with or without pedicle screw: a double center prospective pilot comparative study.
Prospective cohort data by merging data from comparative studies. ⋯ This study showed that the TLIF procedure without pedicle screw support would be sufficient in the management of preoperatively stable patients with lumbar degenerative spinal disease requiring fusion after single-level decompression. This technique is minimally invasive, requires only unilateral intervention, allows magnetic resonance imaging during the postoperative period and is associated with less costs and complications when compared with pedicle screwing. This study represents the first prospective comparative report on this technique showing several of its advantages.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Oct 2013
Comparative StudyMedium-term clinical results of microsurgical lumbar flavectomy that preserves facet joints in cases of lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis: comparison of bilateral laminotomy with bilateral decompression by a unilateral approach.
A retrospective study of medium-term results. ⋯ Clinical and radiologic parameters were not significantly different between the 2 groups. This technique of MLF using either approach did not increase the dynamic % slip and showed favorable medium-term clinical results in cases of lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Oct 2013
Skip-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with self-locking stand-alone PEEK cages for the treatment of 2 noncontiguous levels of cervical spondylosis.
Retrospectively study. ⋯ Treatment of 2 noncontiguous levels of CDDD with skip-level ACDF with self-locking stand-alone cages achieved good clinical and radiologic outcomes including a high fusion rate, low complication rate, and excellent maintenance of spinal curvature and intervertebral height.