Spine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
A prospective randomized study of clinical outcomes in patients with cervical compressive myelopathy treated with open-door or French-door laminoplasty.
A prospective randomized clinical study. ⋯ Perioperative complications occurred more frequently in open-door laminoplasty than in French-door laminoplasty. JOA scores and recovery rates suggested that both open-door and French-door laminoplasties could be similarly effective in decompressing the spinal cord. Axial pain was improved in French-door laminoplasty but became worse in open-door laminoplasty. SF-36 suggested that French-door laminoplasty could be more beneficial than open-door laminoplasty for patients with cervical compressive myelopathy.
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Evaluation of cervical spinal cord (CSC) of patients with compressive myelopathy by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and high-resolution (18F)fluoro-deoxyglucose (18FDG) positron emission tomography (PET). ⋯ Our results showed that postoperative neurologic improvement in patients with cervical compressive myelopathy correlated with increased transverse area of the spinal cord, signal intensity change on both T1- and T2-weighted image, and the mean SUV.
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A 2-year follow-up in a birth cohort of adolescents aged 15 to 19 years. ⋯ As very few adolescents did not report any pain, the relevance of self-reported pain is questionable without assessment of pain-related disability. The clinical relevance of these pain combinations must be evaluated in further studies.
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An anatomic study of lumbar facet anatomy for transfacet fixation. ⋯ Ipsilateral transfacet fixation can be successfully performed in the L3-S1 segments by using the inferior end plate and medial pedicle wall of the superiorly instrumented level as anatomic landmarks in conjunction with axial and sagittal angles of insertion.