European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
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The aim of this study was to determine the effect of age on the psoas and posterior paraspinal muscles (PPM; multifidus muscle and erector spinae) and to evaluate potential sex-related differences. ⋯ This study demonstrated sex-specific differences in spinal muscle morphology in relation to patient age. With increasing age there was a decrease in FIPsoas in women only, unlike in the PPMs in which there was increased FI that was significantly higher in women compared to men.
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Clinical Trial
The association between preoperative MRI findings and clinical improvement in patients included in the NORDSTEN spinal stenosis trial.
To investigate potential associations between preoperative MRI findings and patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). ⋯ Severe disc degeneration preoperatively suggest lesser chance of achieving 30% improvement in ODI score after surgery for LSS. Other preoperative MRI findings were not associated with patient reported outcome.
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The goal of this research is to explore the incidence and risk factors of symptomatic spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) following cervical spine surgery. ⋯ OPLL involved segments are significantly correlated to the incidence of postoperative symptomatic epidural hematoma.
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Lumbar fusion is widely used to treat degenerative and traumatic conditions of the spine, with various perioperative complications. This study compared lumbar fusion complications in patients with and without chronic hyperlipidemia. ⋯ Following lumbar fusion, patients with chronic hyperlipidemia have an increased risk of perioperative complications, including wound complications, surgical site infection, failed back surgery syndrome, hardware removal, myocardial infarction, renal failure, and urinary tract infection/incontinence.
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To evaluate the trends and patterns of cervical degenerative disc disease in the cervical spine in different age groups of symptomatic patients. ⋯ This study evaluated the severity and pattern of cervical disc degeneration at each level in different age groups. The severity and number of degenerated levels increased significantly with increased age. Adjacent-level degeneration is more common than skip lesions in patients with more than one-level degeneration.