European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
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The rise of eHealth, with the increasing use of a Mobile application provides a new perspective for outpatient spine surgery follow-up. ⋯ Overall patient satisfaction was excellent. Mobile app provides an effective useful tool for outpatient spine surgery monitoring and minimizes the need for in-person visits for postoperative patients.
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To determine whether the presence of intervertebral bridging ossifications is associated with intravertebral cleft (IVC) formation following a vertebral compression fracture (VCF). ⋯ A fresh VCF with bridging ossification at the second proximal intervertebral level is associated with increased risk of IVC formation. Careful observation and strict conservative treatment are recommended in such cases.
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The present report intended to introduce the hemilaminoplasty technique and evaluate the efficacy of our surgical procedure for LISCs. ⋯ These lesions could be regarded as a result of facet arthrosis/instability and repetitive facet minor trauma with herniation of synovium through the defective joint capsule. Improvement in lumbago and leg pain may be a consequence of complete cyst resection via hemilaminoplasty plus partial facetectomy with anatomical reconstruction of the posterior spinal elements.
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This study aimed at assessing the cement leakage rate and the filling pattern in patients treated with vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty and stentoplasty with and without a newly developed lavage technique. ⋯ Vertebral body lavage prior to cement augmentation is a safe technique to reduce cement leakage in a clinical setting and has the potential to prevent pulmonary fat embolism. Moreover, a better filling pattern can be achieved.
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Pelvic incidence (PI), pelvic tilt (PT) and sacral slope (SS) are important parameters in sagittal spine alignment evaluation. The measurements are a projection of the three-dimensional pelvis onto a two-dimensional radiograph and they may be influenced by orientation of the pelvis. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of pelvic rotation in the coronal plane (CPR) on radiographic accuracy of PI, PT, and SS measurements. ⋯ Rotation of the pelvis in the coronal plane during acquisition of radiographs influences PI, PT and SS measurements. Substantial error of PI, PT and SS measurements occurs with CPR of more than 20° which is equivalent to a lower limb discrepancy of 5.2 cm. CPR may be calculated while acquiring the radiograph. Further evaluation of the influence of CPR on spinopelvic parameters with a larger sample would be valuable.