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The Added Value and the Efficacy of Preoperative Physiotherapy on Degenerative Diseases of the Lumbar Spine: A Systematic Review

Physiotherapy Research International, Volume 31, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Purpose Degenerative Diseases of the Lumbar Spine (DDLS) are typically managed with conservative treatments, while surgery is reserved for cases with severe motor and/or sensory deficits. Preoperative physiotherapy has been shown to improve postoperative outcomes in shoulder, hip, and knee surgeries.
Manna Jacopo, Fanigliulo Ciro, Giardulli Benedetto, Testa Marco, Andreoletti Federico   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy of Probiotics for Reducing the Incidence of Lameness in Broilers Grown on Wire Flooring [PDF]

, 2013
Growing broilers on wire flooring provides an excellent experimental model for reproducibly triggering significant levels of lameness. In Pilot Study #1 using broilers from Line C grown on wire flooring, adding the Biomin probiotic PoultryStar® to the ...
Stark, John Matthew
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The effect of iliac crest autograft on the outcome of fusion in the setting of degenerative spondylolisthesis: a subgroup analysis of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: There is considerable controversy about the long-term morbidity associated with the use of posterior autologous iliac crest bone graft for lumbar spine fusion procedures compared with the use of bone-graft substitutes.
Albert, Todd, Gruskay, Jordan, Hilibrand, Alan, Hwang, Raymond, Lurie, Jon D, Radcliff, Kristen, Smith, Harvey E, Weinstein, James, Zhao, Wenyan   +8 more
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Comparative Efficacy of Posterior Versus Lateral Endoscopic Approaches in the Management of Complex Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Orthopaedic Surgery, Volume 18, Issue 4, Page 695-709, April 2026.
PEID and PETD both demonstrate favorable clinical efficacy in treating the three types of complex lumbar disc herniation while showing differences in the extent of decompression achieved. ABSTRACT Introduction Complex lumbar disc herniation (CLDH), including huge, migrated, and calcified variants, poses surgical challenges due to factors such as deep ...
Wentao Liu, Jialin He, Mingzhi Liu, Hongtao Ge, Guangyao Wan, Derong Xu, Chuanli Zhou   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Integrated Nerve, Discoligamentous Complex, and Vertebra Scoring System for Thoracolumbar Junction (TLJ) Injury

Orthopaedic Surgery, Volume 18, Issue 4, Page 733-744, April 2026.
The new scoring system for TLJ injury. ABSTRACT Objectives To avoid the confusion of mechanism, tissue, morphology, and injury severity that resulted from previous modified AO, the Thoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity Score (TLICS), the Thoracolumbar AO Spine Injury Score (TL AOSIS), and Load Sharing Classification (LSC), the integrated ...
Han Qiao, Guanhong Chen, Han Du, Xiaofei Cheng, Xiaojiang Sun, Hongfang Chen, Jianping Tian, Kai Zhang, Changqing Zhao, Jie Zhao   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of pathology type and severity on the distribution of MRI signal intensities within the degenerated nucleus pulposus: application to idiopathic scoliosis and spondylolisthesis [PDF]

, 2010
Background Disc degeneration is characterized by a loss of cellularity, degradation of the extracellular matrix, and, as a result, morphological changes and biomechanical alterations.
Daniel Curnier, Delphine Périé
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The Application of Selective Intersegmental Laminectomy With Irrigation Technology in the Treatment of Spinal Epidural Abscess

Orthopaedic Surgery, Volume 18, Issue 4, Page 765-776, April 2026.
Selective Intersegmental Laminectomy with Irrigation (SILI) technology enables effective spinal epidural abscess (SEA) evacuation via hydrodynamic bidirectional flow, significantly reducing inflammation and enhancing functional recovery while preserving spinal anatomy.
Han Zhang, Yukun Du, Fei Chen, Tianyu Bai, Changlin Lv, Xiaofan Du, Chong Sun, Yongming Xi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adjacent disc and facet joint degeneration in young adults with low-grade spondylolytic spondylolisthesis: A magnetic resonance imaging study

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2015
Premature adjacent-level degeneration has been attributed to vertebral fusion, but spondylolisthesis has not been reported as a pathological factor responsible for the degeneration of adjacent disc and facet joint.
Chin-Chiang Hsieh, Jung-Der Wang, Ruey-Mo Lin, Chii-Jeng Lin, Kuo-Yuan Huang   +4 more
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Is lumbar facet joint tropism developmental or secondary to degeneration? An international, large-scale multicenter study by the AOSpine Asia Pacific Research Collaboration Consortium [PDF]

, 2016
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Acharya, N, Acharya, S, Aithala, PJ, Basu, S, Chen, WJ, Cheung, JPY, Condor, R, Foocharoen, T, Goss, B, Ito, M, Ito, T, Iwasaki, M, Jabir, RA, Jahng, TA, Jeong, JH, Kawaguchi, Y, Kawakami, M, Kuh, S, Kumar, GV, Lee, CS, Li, BJ, Luk, KDK, Luo, ZJ, Moudgil, V, Nagashima, H, Park, CK, Pokharel, R, Prijambodo, B, Rajasekaran, S, Rege, A, Samartzis, D, Satoh, S, Sham, P, Shen, Y, Tassanawipas, WA, Williams, R, Zhang, ZH, Zheng, Z   +37 more
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Prevalence of Osteoarthritis, Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures, and Spondylolisthesis among the Elderly in a Japanese Village

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2006
Purpose. To study the prevalence of osteoarthritis, osteoporotic vertebral fractures, and spondylolisthesis among elderly residents of a Japanese village and to examine the correlation between radiographic evidence of abnormality and lower back pain ...
K Horikawa, Y Kasai, T Yamakawa, A Sudo, A Uchida   +4 more
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