Distal Junctional Disease after Occipitothoracic Fusion for Rheumatoid Cervical Disorders: Correlation with Cervical Spine Sagittal Alignment
Conclusion Excessive correction of the O–C7 angle (hyperlordotic alignment) is likely to cause postoperative distal junctional disease following the OT fusion.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents | Abstract | open access Full text (Source: Global Spine Journal)
Source: Global Spine Journal - March 27, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tanouchi, TetsuShimizu, TakachikaFueki, KeisukeIno, MasatakeToda, NaofumiManabe, NodokaItoh, Kanako Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
A Worldwide Analysis of the Reliability and Perceived Importance of an Injury to the Posterior Ligamentous Complex in AO Type A Fractures
Conclusion The results of this survey indicate that there is only slight international reliability in determining the integrity of the PLC in type A fractures. Although the biomechanical importance of the PLC is not in doubt, the inability to reliably determine the integrity of the PLC may limit the utility of the M1 modifier in the AOSpine Thoracolumbar Spine Injury Classification System.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents | Abstract | open access Full text (Source: Global Spine Journal)
Source: Global Spine Journal - March 27, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Schroeder, Gregory D.Kepler, Christopher K.Koerner, John D.Oner, F. CumhurFehlings, Michael G.Aarabi, BizhanDvorak, Marcel F.Reinhold, MaxKandziora, FrankBellabarba, CarloChapman, Jens R.Vialle, Luiz R.Vaccaro, Alexander R. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Asymptomatic Stenosis in the Cervical and Thoracic Spines of Patients with Symptomatic Lumbar Stenosis
Conclusions It appears that asymptomatic radiologic cervical and thoracic stenosis is common in elderly patients with symptomatic lumbar stenosis.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents | Abstract | open access Full text (Source: Global Spine Journal)
Source: Global Spine Journal - March 27, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Park, Moon SooMoon, Seong-HwanKim, Tae-HwanOh, Jae KeunLyu, Ho DongLee, Jae-HooRiew, K. Daniel Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Delayed Onset of Subdural Hematoma following Epidural Catheter Breakage
Conclusion This is the first report of delayed onset of spinal hematoma following the breakage of an epidural catheter. Generally, when the breakage of an epidural catheter occurs without symptoms, follow-up alone is recommended. However, because spinal hematoma might exhibit a late onset, the possibility of this complication should be considered when deciding whether to remove the catheter fragment. We believe that in our patient, there could be a relationship between the catheter fragment and subdural hematoma, and catheter breakage could have been a risk factor for the spinal hematoma.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stutt...
Source: Global Spine Journal - March 26, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Ishikawa, YoshimotoImagama, ShiroIto, ZenyaAndo, KeiGotoh, MomokazuNishiwaki, KimitoshiNagao, YoshimasaIshiguro, Naoki Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Uninstrumented Posterolateral Fusion in the Degenerative Lumbar Spine
Conclusions The results of the current study support the use of TLIF rather than uninstrumented PLF in the surgical treatment of the degenerative lumbar spine. The less optimal outcome after uninstrumented PLF may be explained by the much higher reoperation rate.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents | Abstract | open access Full text (Source: Global Spine Journal)
Source: Global Spine Journal - March 25, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jalalpour, KouroshNeumann, PavelJohansson, ChristerHedlund, Rune Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Sacroiliac Coalition: First Description and Report of a Successful Resection
Global Spine JDOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1549301Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents | Full text (Source: Global Spine Journal)
Source: Global Spine Journal - March 24, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Greiner, AxelBaur-Melnyk, AndreaBerezowska, SabinaD'Anastasi, MelvinBirkenmaier, Christof Tags: Erratum Source Type: research
The Importance of Reviewers
Global Spine J 2015; 05: 083-083DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1548558Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents | Full text (Source: Global Spine Journal)
Source: Global Spine Journal - March 21, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Wang, Jeffrey C. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Fundamentals of Clinical Outcomes Assessment for Spinal Disorders: Clinical Outcome Instruments and Applications
Conclusion Continuing research needs to assess the outcome instruments and tools used in the clinical outcome assessment for spinal disorders. Understanding the fundamental principles in spinal outcome assessment may also advance the field of “personalized spine care.”[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents | Abstract | Full text (Source: Global Spine Journal)
Source: Global Spine Journal - March 13, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Vavken, PatrickGanal-Antonio, Anne Kathleen B.Quidde, JuliaShen, Francis H.Chapman, Jens R.Samartzis, Dino Tags: Review Article Source Type: research
Fundamentals of Clinical Outcomes Assessment for Spinal Disorders: Study Designs, Methodologies, and Analyses
Conclusion Understanding the fundamental principles of study designs and their methodological considerations as well as statistical analyses can further advance and improve future spine-related research.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents | Abstract | Full text (Source: Global Spine Journal)
Source: Global Spine Journal - March 12, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Vavken, PatrickGanal-Antonio, Anne Kathleen B.Shen, Francis H.Chapman, Jens R.Samartzis, Dino Tags: Review Article Source Type: research
Risk Prediction for Development of Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury without Spinal Instability
Conclusion Because the C2–C3 level is relatively wide compared with the subaxial cervical spine, a small ratio at C2–C3 provided the greatest positive predictive value in SCI. Complete SCI is associated with a small SCDdisk-to-Dintervertebral disk ratio at C4–C5 and with extensive high signal intensity on MRI.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents | Abstract | Full text (Source: Global Spine Journal)
Source: Global Spine Journal - March 12, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Lee, Soo EonChung, Chun Kee Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Spinal Metastases from a Primary Fallopian Tube Serous Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report
Conclusions This is the first reported case of a spine metastasis from a fallopian tube serous carcinoma in a living patient. This case documents the diagnosis of a pathologic vertebral fracture due to metastasis of an atypical cancer.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents | Abstract | Full text (Source: Global Spine Journal)
Source: Global Spine Journal - March 12, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Eskander, Jonathan P.Kuris, Eren O.Younghein, Andrew J.Landsman, SamuelJapko, LeonardEskander, Mark S. Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Prevalence of Klippel-Feil Syndrome in a Surgical Series of Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Analysis of the Prospective, Multicenter AOSpine North America Study
Conclusions The high prevalence of KFS in our surgical series of patients with CSM may serve as an indication that these patients are prone to increased biomechanical use of segments adjacent to fused vertebra. This supposition is supported by a tendency of patients with KFS to present with more extensive MRI evidence of degeneration than non-KFS patients with CSM.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents | Abstract | Full text (Source: Global Spine Journal)
Source: Global Spine Journal - March 5, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Nouri, AriaTetreault, LindsayZamorano, Juan J.Mohanty, Chandan B.Fehlings, Michael G. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
The Impact of Obesity on Perioperative Resource Utilization after Elective Spine Surgery for Degenerative Disease
Conclusion Obesity is associated with increased resource utilization and cost in patients undergoing a noninstrumented decompressive surgery for degenerative spine disease.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents | Abstract | Full text (Source: Global Spine Journal)
Source: Global Spine Journal - March 4, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Planchard, Ryan F.Higgins, Dominique M.Mallory, Grant W.Puffer, Ross C.Jacob, Jeffrey T.Curry, Timothy B.Kor, Daryl J.Clarke, Michelle J. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Against the Odds: Massive Lumbar Intradural Disk Herniation in the Elderly
Conclusions Lumbar soft disk herniation to the intradural space is a rare event and has never been described in a patient over the age of 75. This case of a 90-year-old man with acute-onset bladder dysfunction underlines the necessity to consider this as a differential diagnosis in the case of a newly diagnosed intradural mass.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents | Abstract | Full text (Source: Global Spine Journal)
Source: Global Spine Journal - February 27, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Orakcioglu, BerkDao Trong, Huy PhilipJungk, ChristineUnterberg, Andreas Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Does Balloon Kyphoplasty Deliver More Cement Safely into Osteoporotic Vertebrae with Compression Fractures Compared with Vertebroplasty? A Study in Vertebral Analogues
Conclusions High-viscosity cement injected using vertebroplasty delivers more cement volume before cement leakage and fills the vertebral body more uniformly when compared with balloon kyphoplasty in osteoporotic vertebrae with compression fractures.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents | Abstract | Full text (Source: Global Spine Journal)
Source: Global Spine Journal - February 26, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Abduljabbar, Fahad H.Al-jurayyan, AbdulazizAlqahtani, SaadSardar, Zeeshan M.Saluja, Rajeet SinghOuellet, JeanWeber, MichaelSteffen, ThomasBeckman, LorneJarzem, Peter Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
