Epidemiological surveillance of lumbar disc surgery in the general population: a pilot study in a French region. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: Disc-related sciatica (DRS) is a significant and costly health problem in the working population. The aim of this pilot study was to assess the feasibility of a surveillance system for DRS using hospital databases for lumbar disc surgery (LDS)
A. Leclerc +9 more
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Operations for symptomatic herniated intervertebral disk: A study of 45,048 patients
Cervical disks: 6,000 patients were operated for cervical disk herniation and the results of operating anteriorly (anterior diskectomy with/without fusion) were compared to the results of operating posteriorly (laminoforamenotomy/“keyhole” facetectomy ...
George J Dohrmann +2 more
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Methods and Early Clinical Results of Percutaneous Lumbar Interbody Fusion [PDF]
Objective Percutaneous lumbar interbody fusion (PELIF) is a procedure that includes the use of new devices, which allow minimally invasive diskectomy under the percutaneous full-endoscopic guidance and safe percutaneous insertion of a standard-sized cage.
Shu Nakamura +3 more
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Comparison between Tubular Discectomy and Open Microdiscectomy surgery for Symptomatic Lumbar Disk Herniation [PDF]
Objectives: There are many different minimally invasive procedures that can be used to treat lumbar disc herniation. In the management of lumbar disc herniation, Open microdiscectomy MD is the gold standard and is used as a benchmark for comparison with
Dr Anshul Galav +4 more
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Aim:It is a known fact that the prone position has curative effects on respiratory parameters. To evaluate the effect of prone position on respiratory status in lumbar discectomy operations with spinal anesthesia using integrated pulmonary index (IPI ...
Sule Batcik, Osman Ersegun Batcik
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THE ALTERNATIVE MODEL IN TRAINING FOR OPERATION MANAGEMENT ON LUMBAR SPINE
The author proposed to use a lumbar part of calf carcass as a new biological model for training of basic practical skills in order to perform the neurosurgical operative interventions on the spine.
D. E. Zakondyrin
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Tapentadol extended release for the management of chronic neck pain [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The role of opioids in the management of chronic neck pain is still poorly investigated. No data are available on tapentadol extended release (ER).
Coluzzi, Flaminia
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The comparison of outcomes of surgically treated bilateral temporomandibular joint disorder in different groups: a retrospective study [PDF]
Objectives: The main purpose of this study was to determine the prognosis and outcomes of the patients with bilateral temporomandibular disorder which underwent bilateral temporomandibular joint surgery in a consecutive number of patients in a ...
Oikarinen, Kyosti +3 more
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Comparison of different methods of temporomandibular joint disc reconstruction - An animal model [PDF]
The document attached has been archived with permission from the Australian Dental Association. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included.
Goss, A. +5 more
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Cervical scoliosis: clinical and radiographic outcomes [PDF]
Study Design Retrospective study. Objective Cervical scoliosis is a rare condition that can arise from various etiologies. Few reports on the surgical management of cervical scoliosis exist.
Bakhsh, Wajeeh R +3 more
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