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Lumbar Spine Chondrocalcinosis [PDF]
The Journal of Rheumatology, 2017 Crystal arthropathy of the lumbar facet joint is a rare but benign differential diagnosis of spondylodiscitis. A 70-year-old woman with a recent sigmoid diverticulitis was examined for a suspicion of infectious spondylodiscitis. She had inflammatory low back pain for a month with low-grade fever and C-reactive protein (CRP) up to 3 mg/dl.
Hélène, Petit +2 more
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Angiolipoma on the Lumbar Spine [PDF]
Korean Journal of Spine, 2017 Angiolipomas are composed of mature adipose tissue and blood vessels. Spinal angiolipomas are rare benign tumors with a good prognosis, and most symptoms are due to progressive compression of the spinal cord and root. The treatment of choice is total resection without any additional therapy.
Kang, Hee Il +3 more
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Pseudogout of the lumbar spine
Radiology Case Reports, 2023 Calcium pyrophosphate deposition involves deposition of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals in various joints throughout the body. The term "pseudogout" refers to an acute attack of calcium pyrophosphate crystal-induced arthritis. Though clinical presentation and joint involvement vary, involvement of the lumbar spine is rare.
Sneha R. Gupta +4 more
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Strong association of type 2 diabetes with degenerative lumbar spine disorders
Scientific Reports, 2021 Tantalizing connections between type 2 diabetes and degenerative lumbar spine disorders have become increasingly evident. However, the association of type 2 diabetes with degenerative lumbar spine disorders remains unclear.
Chul-Hyun Park +5 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 ObjectiveThis study is undertaken to explore the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) and osteoporosis, including the relationship between OSAHS and osteoporosis incidence, lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD), and ...
Chaoyu Wang +14 more
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Impact of Multidisciplinary Spine Conferences on Surgical Planning and Perioperative Care in Elective Lumbar Spine Surgeries [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2018 Study Design Pre- and post-implementation analysis. Purpose We examined the impact of implementing multidisciplinary spine conferences—“spine board” reviews—on the general utilization of elective lumbar spine surgeries in a tertiary medical institute ...
Khodadad Namiranian +4 more
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The Use of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 (rhBMP-2) to Promote Spinal Fusion in a Nonhuman Primate Anterior Interbody Fusion Model [PDF]
, 1999 Study Design. A study on the efficacy of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 (rhBMP-2) in a nonhuman primate anterior interbody fusion model. Objectives.
Fischgrund, Jeffrey S. +5 more
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Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2023 Objectives To analyse whether time-varying treatment with tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) has a differential impact on structural damage progression on different spinal segments (cervical versus ...
Vjara Popova +13 more
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Patient-Reported Outcome Measures after Multilevel Lumbar Total Disc Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Multilevel Degenerative Disc Disease [PDF]
, 2020 STUDY DESIGN: Case series OBJECTIVE.: The aim of this study was to assess the patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) and patient satisfaction of multi-level lumbar total disc arthroplasty (TDA) for symptomatic multilevel degenerative disc disease ...
Furness, James +6 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 The overall objective of this study was to determine the association between hemoglobin (HGB) and bone mineral density (BMD) in the lumbar and thoracic spine of adults aged ≥ 18 years.
Enqi Liu +4 more
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