Category: Spine and Peripheral nerve
Spine articles
Impact of decompression surgery without fusion for lumbar spinal stenosis on sagittal spinopelvic alignment: minimum 2-year follow-up.
J Neurosurg Spine. 2019 Feb 15:1-7. doi: 10.3171/2018.11.SPINE181092. [Epub ahead of print] Impact of decompression surgery without fusion for lumbar spinal stenosis on sagittal spinopelvic alignment: minimum 2-year follow-up. Ogura Y1, Shinozaki Y1, Kobayashi Y1, Kitagawa T1, Yonezawa Y1, Takahashi Y2, Yoshida K1, Yasuda A1, Ogawa J1....
Corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome (INSTINCTS trial)
The clinical and cost-effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome (INSTINCTS trial): an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial. Chesterton LS, Blagojevic-Bucknall M, Burton C, Dziedzic KS, Davenport G, Jowett...
A novel risk calculator to predict outcome after surgery for symptomatic spinal metastases; use of a large prospective patient database to personalise surgical management.
Eur J Cancer. 2019 Jan;107:28-36. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2018.11.011. Epub 2018 Dec 7. A novel risk calculator to predict outcome after surgery for symptomatic spinal metastases; use of a large prospective patient database to personalise surgical management....
Staged surgery for tandem cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis: Which should be treated first?
Eur Spine J. 2018 Oct 17. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5795-6. [Epub ahead of print] Staged surgery for tandem cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis: Which should be treated first? Luo CA1, Kaliya-Perumal AK1,2, Lu ML3, Chen LH1, Chen WJ1,4, Niu CC5. Author information Abstract PURPOSE: Tandem...
Mortality, complication, and fusion rates of patients with odontoid fracture: the impact of age and comorbidities in 204 cases.
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2019 Jan;139(1):43-51. doi: 10.1007/s00402-018-3050-6. Epub 2018 Oct 13. Mortality, complication, and fusion rates of patients with odontoid fracture: the impact of age and comorbidities in 204 cases. Charles YP1, Ntilikina Y2, Blondel B3, Fuentes S3, Allia...
Perioperative Risk Factors for Thirty-Day Morbidity and Mortality in the Resection of Extradural Thoracic Spine Tumors.
World Neurosurg. 2018 Dec;120:e950-e956. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.08.195. Epub 2018 Sep 3. Perioperative Risk Factors for Thirty-Day Morbidity and Mortality in the Resection of Extradural Thoracic Spine Tumors. Hersh EH1, Sarkiss CA1, Ladner TR1, Lee N1, Kothari P1, Lakomkin N1, Caridi JM2. Author information Abstract...
Effect of Intensive Patient Education vs Placebo Patient Education on Outcomes in Patients With Acute Low Back PainA Randomized Clinical Trial
Effect of Intensive Patient Education vs Placebo Patient Education on Outcomes in Patients With Acute Low Back PainA Randomized Clinical Trial Adrian C. Traeger, PhD1,2; Hopin Lee, PhD1,3; Markus Hübscher, PhD1; et alIan W. Skinner, PhD1,4; G. Lorimer Moseley, PhD1,5; Michael K. Nicholas, PhD6; Nicholas Henschke, PhD2; Kathryn M. Refshauge, PhD7; Fiona M. Blyth, PhD8; Chris J. Main, PhD9; Julia M. Hush, PhD10; Serigne Lo, PhD11,12; James H. McAuley, PhD1,13 Author Affiliations Article...
Analysis of the Factors Contributing to Vertebral Compression Fractures After Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 Feb 1;97(2):236-245. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.09.007. Analysis of the Factors Contributing to Vertebral Compression Fractures After Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Boyce-Fappiano D1, Elibe E1, Schultz L2, Ryu S3, Siddiqui MS1, Chetty I1, Lee I2, Rock J2, Movsas B1, Siddiqui F4. Author information Abstract PURPOSE: To...