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Treatment of the Fractional Curve of Adult Scoliosis With Circumferential Minimally Invasive Surgery Versus Traditional, Open Surgery: An Analysis of Surgical Outcomes. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Study Design:Retrospective, multicenter review of adult scoliosis patients with minimum 2-year follow-up. Objective:Because the fractional curve (FC) of adult scoliosis can cause radiculopathy, we evaluated patients treated with either circumferential ...
Anand, Neel   +18 more
core   +1 more source

Dynamic stabilization versus fusion for treatment of degenerative spine conditions. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Study design Comparative effectiveness review.Study rationale Spinal fusion is believed to accelerate the degeneration of the vertebral segment above or below the fusion site, a condition called adjacent segment disease (ASD).
Chou, Dean   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Diabetes Mellitus, a New Risk Factor for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Case–Control Study

open access: yesClinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes, 2016
Objectives This study aimed to determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in patients with spinal stenosis and lumbar vertebral disk degeneration, and the correlation of diabetes with these diseases.
Leila Asadian   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of an exercise-based prehabilitation program for patients awaiting surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: a randomized clinical trial

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Lumbar spinal stenosis is the most common reason for spine surgery in older adults, but the effects of prehabilitation on perioperative outcomes among these patients have not been investigated.
Andrée-Anne Marchand   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spinal involvement in mucopolysaccharidosis IVA (Morquio-Brailsford or Morquio A syndrome): presentation, diagnosis and management. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Mucopolysaccharidosis IVA (MPS IVA), also known as Morquio-Brailsford or Morquio A syndrome, is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by a deficiency of the enzyme N-acetyl-galactosamine-6-sulphate sulphatase (GALNS). MPS IVA is multisystemic but manifests
A Goel   +78 more
core   +2 more sources

Effectiveness of Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Bart W Koes   +8 more
core   +7 more sources

Unplanned Second-Stage Decompression for Neurological Deterioration Caused by Central Canal Stenosis after Indirect Lumbar Decompression Surgery [PDF]

open access: yesAsian Spine Journal, 2019
Study Design Prospective cohort study. Purpose This study aimed to identify risk factors for unplanned second-stage decompression for postoperative neurological deficit after indirect decompression using lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) with ...
Hiroaki Nakashima   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Case Report: Five-Level Unilateral Laminectomy Bilateral Decompression (ULBD) by Two-Stage Unilateral Biportal Endoscopy (UBE)

open access: yesFrontiers in Surgery, 2022
IntroductionUnilateral biportal endoscopy (UBE) is a relatively new yet common minimally invasive procedure in spine surgery, capable of achieving adequate decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis through unilateral laminectomy bilateral decompression ...
Wen-long Wang, Zheng Liu, Si-jun Wu
doaj   +1 more source

Walking Biomechanics and Spine Loading in Patients With Symptomatic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

open access: yesFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021
Symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis is a leading cause of pain and mobility limitation in older adults. It is clinically believed that patients with lumbar spinal stenosis adopt a flexed trunk posture or bend forward and alter their gait pattern to ...
Seyed Javad Mousavi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Defining clinically relevant values for developmental spinal stenosis: a large-scale magnetic resonance imaging study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
STUDY DESIGN: Case-control study. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to define clinically relevant relative and critical (absolute) magnetic resonance imaging values of lumbar spinal stenosis in a cohort of 100 surgical cases and 100 asymptomatic ...
Cheung, JPY   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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