Spine
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Case Reports
Rationale in the management of 4-level lumbar spondylolyses with or without instability and/or spondylolisthesis.
Case report. ⋯ Success of management of multiple lyses depends on the choice of appropriate treatment for each level separately. Pars block is a good invasive investigation to detect the symptomatic levels in a complex situation.
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Retrospective analysis of a population-based insurance claims data set. ⋯ Although previous studies have demonstrated superior efficacy for the treatment of FBSS, SCS remains underused. Despite no significant decreases in overall health care cost with SCS implantation, because it is associated with decreased complications and improved outcomes, this technology warrants closer consideration for the management of chronic pain in patients with FBSS.
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Retrospective analysis of a prospectively collected database of thoracoscopic microdiscectomies performed at the Maastricht University Medical Center. ⋯ Crippling upper back pain after MVCs may be caused by a (previously asymptomatic) thoracic disc herniation. Although the exact pathophysiological mechanism has not been elucidated, results after thoracoscopic microdiscectomy are quite encouraging.
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An in vivo study was designed to compare the efficacy of biomimetic magnesium-hydroxyapatite (MgHA) and of human demineralized bone matrix (HDBM), both dispersed in a mixture of biomimetic MgHA nanoparticles, with that of an autologous bone graft. ⋯ N/A.