Asian spine journal
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Asian spine journal · Aug 2014
The effect of intravenous paracetamol on postoperative pain after lumbar discectomy.
A randomized, double-blinded controlled trial. ⋯ Intravenous paracetamol as a non-opioid analgesic can relieve postoperative pain in patients undergoing lumbar discectomy; however, its use alone may not represent the best regimen for reducing the needed dose of opioids after operation.
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Retrospective analysis. ⋯ Trials of mini-open lateral approach would be helpful before the trial of XLIF or DLIF. However, special attention is required for complications such as transient lumbosacral plexus palsy.
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Asian spine journal · Aug 2014
Usefulness of Contralateral Indirect Decompression through Minimally Invasive Unilateral Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion.
Retrospective study. ⋯ Satisfactory results were acquired with MI-TLIF conducted through the unilateral approach of contralateral indirect decompression, in alignment with the bilateral approach. Therefore, contralateral indirect decompression is thought to be a useful procedure in reducing the operation time and volume of blood loss.
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Asian spine journal · Aug 2014
Clinical Outcome in Patients with Early versus Delayed Decompression in Cervical Spine Trauma.
Prospective observational study. ⋯ The results of patients undergoing decompression within 24 hours of the injury are better than those who are operated on later. An attempt should be made to decompress the traumatic cervical spine early in all possible cases.