Journal of spinal disorders & techniques
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Aug 2013
Comparative StudyA comparative study between thoracoscopic surgery and posterior surgery using all-pedicle-screw constructs in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
A retrospective comparative study. ⋯ Despite its advantages, thoracoscopic surgery is losing its place in the surgical correction of AIS because of the frequent perioperative pulmonary complications and fixation problems compared with posterior pedicle screw fixation. Nevertheless, it can be utilized in selected cases particularly in cases of patient's strong demand for minimally invasive surgery.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Aug 2013
Clinical outcomes of spinal surgery in patients treated with hemodialysis.
Retrospective study. ⋯ Even in patients treated with long-term HD, spinal surgeries reliably obtain neurological and functional improvement if surgeons judge the preoperative inclusion criteria correctly. However, if surgeries are necessary for these patients, surgeons should consider the patients' comorbidity-related survival rate after the spinal surgeries.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Aug 2013
Intraoperative 3-dimensional navigation and ultrasonography during posterior decompression with instrumented fusion for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the thoracic spine.
A retrospective clinical study was conducted. ⋯ Intraoperative ultrasonography and ITN are safe and reliable imaging methods for posterior decompression and instrumented fusion for thoracic myelopathy caused by OPLL.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Aug 2013
The influence of preoperative brace treatment on the pulmonary function test in female adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Retrospective study. ⋯ Preoperative brace treatment can reduce the FVC% and FEV1% in thoracic AIS. The sagittal Cobb angle of the thoracic curve may be the influential factors.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · Aug 2013
Comparison of surgical outcomes after cervical laminoplasty: open-door technique versus French-door technique.
A retrospective case series. ⋯ Although open-door and French-door laminoplasty techniques were found to be effective for treating cervical compressive myelopathy, the open-door technique seems to be superior with respect to clinical and radiologic outcomes.