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Dynamic stabilization versus fusion for treatment of degenerative spine conditions. [PDF]
, 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
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"INTRAOPERATIVE SPINAL STIFFNESS MEASUREMENT IN MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL CANAL STENOSIS " [PDF]
Acta Medica Iranica, 2005 In this study to determine whether spine stiffness is predictive of clinical results after lumbar spinal fusion for spinal stenosis, a total of 78 patients were measured intraoperatively with Kocher clamp manual distraction technique to determine motion ...
M. Karami +4 more
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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]
, 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
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Journal of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation, 2019 Study Design: Open level experimental design. Purpose: Ceramics are effective, safe, and good alternatives of iliac crest autograft for spinal fusion. There were not enough study available to compare among ceramics for fusion in spinal surgery.
Sumanta Pal +4 more
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Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 1998 Techniques have changed significantly with the advent of less invasive surgical techniques for disc excision and spinal fusion; these include the development of rigid internal fixation devices using multiple points of fixation and the better knowledge of the biology of spinal fusion. Despite these improvements in technology, room exists for alternative
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Effects of pregabalin on spinal fusion
European Spine Journal, 2019 Gamma-aminobutyric acid analogues are commonly used to treat neuropathic and chronic pain before and after spinal surgery in recent years. Aim of this study is to investigate the influence of pregabalin on spinal fusion and to determine the proper pregabalin dose for postoperative utilization in a validated rat intertransverse spinal fusion.Lumbar ...
Erdi İmre +2 more
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Biomaterials Research, 2021 Background Bone substrates like hydroxyapatite and tricalcium phosphate have been widely used for promoting spinal fusion and reducing the complications caused by autograft.
Yuan-Zhe Jin +3 more
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Polyetheretherketone as a Biomaterial for Spinal Applications [PDF]
, 2006 Threaded lumbar interbody spinal fusion devices (TIBFD) made from titanium have been reported to be 90% effective for single-level lumbar interbody fusion, although radiographic determination of fusion has been intensely debated in the literature.
Estes, Bradley T. +5 more
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Misplaced Cervical Screws Requiring Reoperation. [PDF]
, 2017 STUDY DESIGN: A multicenter, retrospective case series. OBJECTIVE: In the past several years, screw fixation of the cervical spine has become commonplace. For the most part, this is a safe, low-risk procedure.
Arnold, Paul M. +17 more
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Hypomagnesemia after spinal fusion [PDF]
Jornal de Pediatria, 2012 To determine the frequency of hypomagnesemia in pediatric patients after spinal fusion, to verify whether postoperative magnesium levels were lower than preoperative levels and, if so, to identify possible causes and assess the clinical repercussions for patients.This was a retrospective descriptive study of pediatric patients admitted to a pediatric ...
Larissa Rossato Chrun +1 more
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