Spine
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A cross-sectional survey was conducted using face-to-face interviews. ⋯ In comparison with other developing countries, point prevalence of LBP is higher in Turkey and approximates to prevalence estimates of LBP in developed countries. Smoking may be associated with both occurrence and severity of LBP. Although piety is not associated with having LBP, religious people are more likely to have restricted activity related to LBP.
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Experimental histologic study of the effects of radiofrequency (RF) or convective heating of the rat dorsal root ganglion or sciatic nerve to 42 degrees C. ⋯ The data support the hypothesis that pulsed RF treatment does not rely on thermal injury of neurologic tissue to achieve its effect.
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Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Perioperative changes in pulmonary function after anterior scoliosis instrumentation: thoracoscopic versus open approaches.
A prospective evaluation of pulmonary function in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis undergoing surgical correction. ⋯ The thoracoscopic approach causes a smaller decline in pulmonary function 3 months and 1 year after surgery as compared to the more invasive technique of open thoracotomy for anterior spinal instrumentation for correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
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Case Reports
Ossification of the posterior atlantoaxial membrane and the transverse atlantal ligament.
Case report. ⋯ Ossification of various parts of the spinal ligament have been reported previously. Among them, ossification of both the PAAM and TAL has never been reported previously and is thus extremely rare. Surgical intervention improved the neurological impairment.
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Case Reports
Posterior transcanal lumbar interbody fusion for septic vertebral fracture pseudarthrosis and sitting imbalance.
Case report. ⋯ This extremely rare case focuses on the use of the transcanal approach to treat adequately lumbar septic pseudarthrosis and restore lumbar lordosis in definitively paraplegic patients in whom no anterior approach can be used.