Journal of spinal disorders & techniques
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J Spinal Disord Tech · May 2014
Review Meta Analysis Comparative StudyPerioperative and long-term clinical outcomes for bone morphogenetic protein versus iliac crest bone graft for lumbar fusion in degenerative disk disease: systematic review with meta-analysis.
Systematic review with meta-analysis. ⋯ BMP, in particular rhBMP-2, is a good alternative to autogenous bone graft, especially in cases when harvesting of autologous bone is contraindicated or undesirable, operation time is limited, and there are no contraindications for BMP use.However, the current study did not reveal evidence robust enough to develop strong medical recommendations concerning BMP use for lumbar arthrodesis in degenerative disk disease.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · May 2014
Multicenter StudySagittal rebalancing of the pelvis and the thoracic spine after pedicle subtraction osteotomy at the lumbar level.
Retrospective study of radiologic records of patients who underwent lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) procedures. ⋯ Level II.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · May 2014
Case Reports Clinical TrialA new anterior-posterior surgical approach for the treatment of cervical facet dislocations.
The preliminary results from a new anterior-posterior surgical approach are reported. ⋯ This reported surgical approach is an efficient and safe way for the treatment of traumatic cervical facet dislocations.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · May 2014
Comparative StudyThe existence of intravertebral cleft impact on outcomes of nonacute osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures patients treated by percutaneous kyphoplasty: a comparative study.
A retrospective comparative study. ⋯ Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were more sensitivity to diagnose IVC sign than X-ray. PKP could improve pain, functional activity, KA, and anterior height of both IVC and non-IVC groups, however, there was more cleft pattern of cement and higher intradiscal cement leakage in the IVC group.
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J Spinal Disord Tech · May 2014
Comparative StudyComparison and correlation of pelvic parameters between low-grade and high-grade spondylolisthesis.
This study was retrospectively conducted on 51 patients with L5-S1 spondylolisthesis. ⋯ A significant difference in the lumbosacral angle, slip angle, L5 incidence, PI, L5 slope, sacral inclination, and PT was shown between the patients with high-grade spondylolisthesis and patients with low-grade spondylolisthesis. Among the aforementioned measurements, the PI showed a significant difference between the 2 groups and also had a significant correlation with the dislocation level in all the patients.