C2–3 Interlaminar Bony Fusion Mitigates Long-Term Progression of Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Following Cervical Laminoplasty [PDF]
Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Objectives To investigate the influence of spontaneous C2-3 interlaminar bony fusion on the long-term progression of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL), and to assess its associated ...
Namhoo Kim MD +11 more
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Can High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels Predict Functional Outcome Following Epidural Steroid Injection in Patients with Lumbar Disc Disease? [PDF]
Study Design Prospective cohort study. Purpose Inflammatory cytokines produced at the site of disc herniation are considered as pain generators in patients with lumbar disc disease. Whether a high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) assay can be used
Rajesh Gopireddy +6 more
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Get Ready for 100 Years of Active Spine Life Using Percutaneous Endoscopic Spine Surgery (PESS) [PDF]
Lumbar spinal stenosis is the most common indication for spinal surgery in patients older than 65 years. After the introduction of Kambin's safety triangle, percutaneous endoscopic spine surgery has started through transforaminal approach for discectomy ...
Hyeun Sung Kim +5 more
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Efficacy of epidural steroid injection in management of lumbar disc lesion
Background and aim Low back pain and radiculopathy are the main annoying complaints in patients with degenerative disc diseases. Epidural steroid injection (ESI) has a role to reduce pain and improve disability by decreasing inflammatory process at the ...
Hussein A.E.A El-Ghait +3 more
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Investigation of Interlaminar Defects and their Influence on Interlaminar Strength [PDF]
In this paper, we directed our attention to the interlaminar defects and their influence on the interlaminar strengths. With the aid of a S-570 scanning electron microscope, the morphology and distribution of interlaminar defects were inspected and documented.
J Ziao, J Tao
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EFFICACY OF FULL-ENDOSCOPIC INTERLAMINAR AND TRANSFORAMINAL DISCECTOMY FOR LUMBER DISC HERNIATION [PDF]
A previous study has reported the therapeutic effects of interlaminar/transforaminal approaches under full-endoscopic visualization to treat L5-S1 lumber disc herniation (LDH).
GUOQIANG ZHANG, XUEHU XIE, NING LIU
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Full-endoscopic interlaminar surgery of lumbar spine: Role in stenosis and disc pathologies
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of full-endoscopic interlaminar operations for symptomatic lumbar disc herniations and lumbar canal stenosis and to compare their results with conventional open procedures.
Pramod V Lokhande
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Elderly people usually have poorer surgical tolerance and a higher incidence of complications when undergoing revision surgery after posterior instrumented lumbar fusion (PILF).
Zheng Cao +4 more
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Simultaneous L4-5 Transforaminal and L5-S1 Interlaminar Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy for L4-5 Down Migrated Disc: A Technical Case Report [PDF]
A 44 years-old woman was diagnosed as L4-5 down migrated disc herniation and decided for percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD). Since significant amount of disc material is present in both subannular lesion and down migrated portion ...
Sang Soo Eun, Sang-Ho Lee
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Efficacy of Platelet Rich Plasma via Lumbar Epidural Route in Chronic Prolapsed Intervertebral Disc Patients-A Pilot Study [PDF]
Introduction: Lumbar radiculopathy is a major health problem often treated by surgery or guided lumbar epidural steroids for pain relief. We have used Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) a novel therapeutic tool of autologous nature that has emerged strongly ...
Rohan Bhatia, Gaurav Chopra
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