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Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 1996
This article details the development of the laparoscopic technique of interbody spinal fusion. The rationale for this procedure is discussed as are indications, contraindications, and operative technique. The results of over 100 laparoscopic lumbar fusions are presented along with their complications and surgical recommendations.
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This article details the development of the laparoscopic technique of interbody spinal fusion. The rationale for this procedure is discussed as are indications, contraindications, and operative technique. The results of over 100 laparoscopic lumbar fusions are presented along with their complications and surgical recommendations.
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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume, 1959
1. A relatively simple method of spinal fusion with internal splinting by screw fixation has been described. Complications have been few. 2. Emphasis is placed upon thorough removal of soft tissue, correct placement of screws of good length, the exposure of bleeding bone wherever possible in the fusion area, and the use of well packed cancellous bone.
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1. A relatively simple method of spinal fusion with internal splinting by screw fixation has been described. Complications have been few. 2. Emphasis is placed upon thorough removal of soft tissue, correct placement of screws of good length, the exposure of bleeding bone wherever possible in the fusion area, and the use of well packed cancellous bone.
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Spinal Bone Density Following Spinal Fusion
Spine, 1989Spinal bone densities were assessed in 25 patients following lumbar fusion and bracing, in an attempt to study bone remodeling by noninvasive methods. Dual-photon densitometry was used to study specific areas of autologous bone grafts and adjacent vertebrae above the fusion mass.
H J, Lipscomb, S A, Grubb, R V, Talmage
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Animal models for spinal fusion
The Spine Journal, 2005Animal models for spinal fusion are essential for preclinical testing of new fusion methods and adjuncts. They allow for control of individual variables and quantification of outcome measures. Model characteristics are considered. Preclinical experiments to evaluate proof of concept, feasibility, and efficacy are generally studied in an orderly ...
Inneke H, Drespe +3 more
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Kinematic Analysis of Spinal Fusions
Investigative Radiology, 1976Two cases with clinical suspicion of incompletely healed anterior fusion between L5 and S1 were examined by means of a roentgen stereophotogrammetric method. In both cases a pseudarthrosis was found. The method makes it possible to disclose rotations and translations between veretebrae with an accuracy of about 0.2degree and 30-120 mum, respectively.
T H, Olsson, G, Selvik, S, Willner
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Biologic Enhancement of Spinal Fusion
Spine, 1995Literature review.To review the available animal and clinical data on biologic enhancements of spinal fusion.Lumbar spinal arthrodesis may result in pseudarthrosis in 5% to 35% of patients. Although much research has focused on the mechanical factors affecting spinal fusion, the use of internal fixation has not eliminated the problem of spinal ...
S D, Boden, J H, Schimandle
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Biomechanics of Spinal Fixation and Fusion
Spine, 1991Recent experiments have shown that in the sheep spine a displacement of 5.2 mm and a strain of 36% was present at the lumbosacral joint, where fusion almost never occurred when multiple, small (5 mm x 14 mm) cancellous and corticocancellous bone grafts were placed in an interlocking fashion across the decorticated lamina of the lumbar spine and sacrum.
D A, Nagel, W T, Edwards, E, Schneider
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Laminectomy With and Without Spinal Fusion
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1987This retrospective study evaluates two groups of patients surgically treated for a symptomatic, myelographically proven, herniated nucleus pulposus with a follow-up period from 3.5 to 16 years. One hundred thirty-four patients were treated with laminectomy, discectomy, and fusion (LDF) between the years 1972 and 1978; 49 returned for follow-up ...
A J, Tria +3 more
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Gene therapy for spinal fusion
The Spine Journal, 2005Spinal fusion will continue to be an important part of the surgical treatment of spinal pathology for the foreseeable future. Traditional challenges to successful spinal fusion surgery include autograft donor site morbidity and pseudoarthrosis. Recent advances in the understanding of the biology of bone formation have allowed the development of ...
Frank M, Phillips +3 more
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Rationale for Spinal Fusion in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Spine, 1989In order to define the indications for spinal fusion in patients undergoing decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis, 114 patients surgically treated were reviewed. Follow-up was 24 to 108 months. Patients were grouped into four categories: 15 with lateral recess stenosis, 45 with central-mixed stenosis, 43 with stenosis following prior lumbar surgery ...
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