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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To determine the efficacy and poor prognostic factors of posterolateral full-endoscopic debridement and irrigation (PEDI) surgery for thoraco-lumbar pyogenic spondylodiscitis. ⋯ PEDI treatment is an effective, minimally invasive procedure for pyogenic spondylodiscitis. However, a large intervertebral abscess space could cause instability at the infected spinal column, leading to prolonged or recurrent infection after PEDI. In cases with a large abscess cavity with or without vertebral bone destruction, endoscopic drainage alone may have a poor prognosis, and spinal fixation surgery could be considered.
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This study aimed to carry out a cross-cultural adaptation of the Core Outcome Measures Index (COMI) for use in Traditional Chinese-speaking patients with low back pain (LBP) and to investigate its psychometric properties. ⋯ The Traditional Chinese COMI represents a practical and reliable tool for the assessment of Traditional Chinese-speaking patients with back problems.
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Write a letter to editors concerning: Comparison of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebral bone quality scores for increased utility of bone mineral density screening by Razzouk et al. (Eur Spine J https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-022-07484-5 , 2022). We try to compare the targeted article with a similar article to talk about cervical vertebral bone quality (VBQ). ⋯ We advised the targeted article's authors to try their research again in another way of calculation of cervical VBQ like the contrast article.
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Patient blood management has been recently emphasized to avoid perioperative blood transfusion in AIS surgery. Hydroxyapatite charged collagen sponge (HCS) is a bone substitute material made of collagen and ceramized hydroxyapatite, with associated haemostatic properties. The goal of this study was to assess the impact of HCS in the perioperative blood loss in AIS surgery. ⋯ With 27% reduction in drain volume, hydroxyapatite charged collagen sponge can be considered as a blood salving strategy in AIS surgery. The role of the biomaterial in fusion rate still needs to be further assessed.