Journal of spinal disorders & techniques
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Aug 2012
Postanesthesia care unit imaging is unnecessary when intraoperative imaging is used during anterior cervical decompression and fusion procedures.
Retrospective case series. ⋯ This study demonstrates that PACU images are inferior to intraoperative images and offer little or no incremental clinical utility for detecting issues with surgical construct placement after ACDF procedures. PACU imaging after ACDF procedures might be discontinued to realize savings in time, cost, and radiation exposure.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Aug 2012
Anatomic deviation between the central hip vertical axis and central sacral vertical line in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
A radiographic and clinical study. ⋯ Anatomic deviation between the CHVA and CSVL was significantly different in the TC and TLC groups when compared with the control group, but was similar between the 2 AIS groups. The CHVA was on an average approximately 2 mm to the right when compared with the CSVL in AIS girls. Adaption of the measures related to the CSVL is necessary to adopt the CHVA as a reference axis for the 3D evaluation of idiopathic scoliosis.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Aug 2012
Acute hospital costs after minimally invasive versus open lumbar interbody fusion: data from a US national database with 6106 patients.
Retrospective multi-institutional database review. ⋯ This data from a large nationwide sample of hospitalizations demonstrates that MIS lumbar interbody fusion results in a statistically significant reduction in hospital LOS and a reduction in total hospital costs with 2-level surgery after adjusting for significant covariates. The majority of cost savings from MIS surgery were due to more rapid mobilization and discharge, as well as a reduction in outliers with extended hospitalizations.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Aug 2012
Comparative StudyKyphoplasty versus vertebroplasty: restoration of vertebral body height and correction of kyphotic deformity with special attention to the shape of the fractured vertebrae.
Retrospective comparative analysis. ⋯ KP has a significant advantage over VP in terms of kyphosis correction, vertebral height restoration, and cement leakage prevention. KP has an obvious advantage in terms of middle vertebral height restoration and cement leakage prevention, especially for V-shape compression fractures.