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 present study is aimed to validate the ability of the vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score to evaluate bone quality in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF) and to compare it with the ability of T-score by DXA. In addition, the sensitivity of VBQ score with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of L2 and L3 segments as baseline is evaluated. ⋯ The VBQ score is an effective indicator of bone quality in OVCF patients and comparable to T-score, particularly in people over 60 years old. The VBQ score is not sensitive to CSF of different segments as a baseline.
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The effectiveness of laminectomy with fusion and laminectomy alone in degenerative cervical myelopathy was compared. ⋯ III.
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It's a long-held belief that Modic changes (MC) occur only in adults, with advanced age, and are highly associated with pain and adverse outcomes. The following study addressed the epidemiology, risk factors and clinical relevance of MC in young paediatric patients. ⋯ Contrary to traditional dogma, robust evidence now exists noting that MCs and their types can develop in children. Our findings give credence to the "Juvenile" variant of MCs, whereby its implications throughout the lifespan need to be assessed. Juvenile MCs have prolonged symptoms and related to specific structural spine phenotypes.
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This study aimed to establish an animal model in which we can precisely displace the spinal cord and therefore mimic the chronic spinal compression of cervical spondylotic myelopathy. ⋯ Our implantable and wireless intervertebral compression model demonstrated outstanding controllability and reproducibility in simulating chronic cervical spinal cord compression in animals.