Degeneration of the intervertebral disc with new approaches for treating low back pain. [PDF]
, 2015 This review paper discusses the process of disc degeneration and the current understanding of cellular degradation in patients who present with low back pain.
Binch, AL +3 more
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Effects of Spinal Fusion for Idiopathic Scoliosis on Lower Body Kinematics During Gait [PDF]
, 2018 Objectives The purpose of this study was to compare gait among patients with scoliosis undergoing posterior spinal fusion and instrumentation (PSFI) to typically developing subjects and determine if the location of the lowest instrumented vertebra ...
Garman, Christina R. +9 more
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Non-fusion palliative spine surgery without reconstruction is safe and effective in spinal metastasis patients: retrospective study [PDF]
, 2021 Siravich Suvithayasiri +4 more
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Posterior surgical approach procedures for cervical myelopathy [PDF]
, 2015 This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: The main objective of this review is to assess the effects of laminectomy and fusion versus laminoplasty for multilevel cervical stenosis with myelopathy, on ...
Belloti, João Carlos +6 more
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Correction to: A digital health peri-operative cognitive-behavioral intervention to prevent transition from acute to chronic postsurgical pain in adolescents undergoing spinal fusion (SurgeryPalTM): study protocol for a multisite randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2021 Jennifer A. Rabbitts +5 more
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Early Term Effects of rhBMP-2 on Pedicle Screw Fixation in a Sheep Model: Histomorphometric and Biomechanical Analyses [PDF]
, 2018 Background: The effects of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) on pedicle screw pullout force and its potential to improve spinal fixation have not previously been investigated.
Arora, Akshi +3 more
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Outcomes of Fusions From the Cervical Spine to the Pelvis. [PDF]
, 2018 Study designRetrospective cohort study.ObjectiveDetermine the indications, complications, and clinical outcomes in patients requiring fusions from the cervical spine to the pelvis.
Albert, Todd J +14 more
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Ultrasound-triggered antibiotic release from PEEK clips to prevent spinal fusion infection: Initial evaluations. [PDF]
, 2019 Despite aggressive peri-operative antibiotic treatments, up to 10% of patients undergoing instrumented spinal surgery develop an infection. Like most implant-associated infections, spinal infections persist through colonization and biofilm formation on ...
Delaney, Lauren J. +11 more
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Adjacent Segment Pathology in Spinal Fusion Surgery [PDF]
, 2023 Taeyup Kim +9 more
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Alternative Spinal Fusion Fixation Rod Materials: Polyetheretherketone, Nitinol and Silicon Nitride [PDF]
, 2014 Titanium and its alloys are the most commonly used fixation rod materials in spinal fusion surgery because of their biocompatibility, stability, and endurance.
Dekelbaum, Erik
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