Orthopedic Reviews, 2019 Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a common complication following fusion for Adult Spinal Deformity. PJK and proximal junctional failure (PJF) may lead to pain, neurological injury, reoperation, and increased healthcare costs.
Alan H. Daniels +6 more
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5 Cases Analysis of Pachydermoperiostosis Complicated with Synovitis
罕见病研究, 2023 Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics, treatments and prognosis of pachydermoperiostosis (PDP) with synovitis, and to improve clinicians′ understanding of PDP. Methods The clinical data of 5 patients diagnosed with PDP in Peking Union Medical
LU Xin, YANG Bo, ZHANG Jianguo
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Clinically Significant Thromboembolic Disease in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Incidence and Risk Factors in 737 Patients. [PDF]
, 2017 Study Design:Retrospective cohort study. Objectives:Describe the rate and risk factors for venous thromboembolic events (VTEs; defined as deep venous thrombosis [DVT] and/or pulmonary embolism [PE]) in adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery.
Bess, Shay +14 more
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Computer Vision in Medical Imaging and its Impact on the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases
罕见病研究, 2023 There are over 6000 rare diseases in the world, affecting more than 300 million people. Early and precise diagnosis of rare diseases has always been the goal in clinical medicine.
ZHANG Xueyi +5 more
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Prevention of paralytic ileus utilizing alvimopan following spine surgery
Orthopedic Reviews, 2015 Postoperative ileus affects a substantial proportion of patients undergoing elective spine surgery, especially in cases of spinal deformity correction and where an anterior lumbar approach is utilized. Though the first line of treatment for postoperative
Kalpit N. Shah +3 more
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Iatrogenic Spinal Cord Injury Resulting From Cervical Spine Surgery. [PDF]
, 2017 STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study of prospectively collected data. OBJECTIVE: To examine the incidence of iatrogenic spinal cord injury following elective cervical spine surgery.
Arnold, Paul M. +15 more
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From the Spinopelvic Parameters to Global Alignment and Proportion Scores in Adult Spinal Deformity [PDF]
Neurospine, 2023 In the last 20 years, sagittal alignment and balance of the spine have become one of the most important issues in the field of spine surgery. Recent studies emphasize that sagittal balance and alignment are more important for health-related quality of ...
Yongjae Cho +4 more
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Analysis of Nkx3.1:Cre-driven Erk5 deletion reveals a profound spinal deformity which is linked to increased osteoclast activity [PDF]
, 2017 Extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 5 (ERK5) has been implicated during development and carcinogenesis. Nkx3.1-mediated Cre expression is a useful strategy to genetically manipulate the mouse prostate. While grossly normal at birth, we observed
Ahmad, Imran +15 more
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Preoperative and Postoperative Pulmonary Function in Elderly Patients with Thoracolumbar Kyphoscoliosis [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2015 Study DesignCase series.PurposeThe objective of this study was to investigate the change in pulmonary function in adult patients with a spinal deformity who underwent spinal corrective surgery.Overview of LiteratureDegenerative lumbar and/or thoraco ...
Tatsuya Yasuda +5 more
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European spine journal, 2019 Purpose To evaluate the incidence of mechanical complications in patients with adult spine deformity (ASD) treated by restoring the normal shape according to the Roussouly classification.
A. Sebaaly +7 more
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