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 clinical features and etiology of low back pain and buttock pain remain poorly understood. We report ten patients with buttock pain who underwent gluteus medius muscle (GMeM) decompression under local anesthesia. ⋯ In patients with buttock pain, pain around the GMeM should be considered as a causative factor. Less invasive surgery with cutting and opening of the tight gluteal aponeurosis over the GMeM under local anesthesia yielded excellent clinical outcomes.
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Bibliometrics is increasingly used to assess the quantity and quality of scientific research output in many research fields worldwide. However, the bibliometric studies in the field of spine surgery are scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the worldwide research productivity in the field of spine surgery using bibliometric methods and to provide an insight into the spine research for surgeons and researchers. ⋯ There has a rapid increase of scientific research productivity in the field of spine surgery during the past 10 years. United States has special contributions to the body of spine publications. China and South Korea have increasing contributions to the field of spine surgery.
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To evaluate the effect of integrity of dural sac in determining motor neurological recovery in patients with cauda equinal and epiconal injuries in vertebral fractures at thoracolumbar junction. ⋯ Neurological recovery in cauda equinal and epiconal injuries in thoracolumbar fractures is significantly less likely in an intact dural sac, probably because the dural breach prevents the roots to take as much impact as compared to an intact dural sac.
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The prevalence of chronic low back pain (CLBP) is higher in older than in younger adults and is associated with poor postural control and falls. The objective of this study was to compare the postural control of younger and older subjects with and without CLBP during a one-leg stance. ⋯ The findings indicate that CLBP affects the balance of both younger and older adults, and that the age-related changes also affect balance and modify the magnitude of CLBP effects on balance.
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Several methods have been used to reduce the infection rate in spinal surgeries with instrumentation. ⋯ Our study suggests that rifamycin application to the surgical area in spinal operations with instrumentation is an effective method to prevent S. aureus infections.