The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
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The most common cause of iatrogenic flatback syndrome is Harrington distraction instrumentation extending into the lower lumbar spine. Other common causes and exacerbating factors include failure to enhance regional lordosis during lumbar fusion for degenerative spondylosis, development of pseudarthrosis or postoperative loss of correction, development of kyphosis at the thoracolumbar junction, development of degeneration and decompensation cephalad or caudad to a prior fusion, and hip flexion contractures. ⋯ Polysegmental osteotomies and vertebral column resection may be utilized in cases of sloping global sagittal imbalance and related severe coronal imbalance, respectively. Following surgical treatment, sagittal balance is generally improved with fair-to-good clinical outcomes, high patient satisfaction, and moderately high perioperative complication rates.
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J Bone Joint Surg Am · Mar 2004
Meta AnalysisTherapeutic effects of hyaluronic acid on osteoarthritis of the knee. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
The magnitude of the therapeutic effects of intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid on osteoarthritis of the knee is still in question. The aim of this meta-analysis was to elucidate the therapeutic efficacy and safety of intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid for osteoarthritis of the knee. ⋯ Therapeutic study, Level II-3b (systematic review; nonhomogeneous Level-I studies). See Instructions to Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.