Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 4: Radiographic assessment of fusion statusJournal of Neurosurgery: Spine - Tập 21 Số 1 - Trang 23-30 - 2014
Tanvir F. Choudhri, Praveen V. Mummaneni, Sanjay S. Dhall, Jason C. Eck, Michael W. Groff, Zoher Ghogawala, William C. Watters, Andrew T. Dailey, Daniel K. Resnick, Alok Sharan, Jeffrey C. Wang, Michael G. Kaiser
The ability to identify a successful arthrodesis is an essential element in the
management of patients undergoing lumbar fusion procedures. The hypothetical
gold standard of intraoperative exploration to identify, under direct
observation, a solid arthrodesis is an impractical alternative. Therefore,
radiographic assessment remains the most viable instrument to evaluate for a
successful arthrodesi... hiện toàn bộ
Anterior lumbar interbody fusion in comparison with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: implications for the restoration of foraminal height, local disc angle, lumbar lordosis, and sagittal balanceJournal of Neurosurgery: Spine - Tập 7 Số 4 - Trang 379-386 - 2007
Patrick C. Hsieh, Sandi Lam, Brian O’Shaughnessy, Patrick A. Sugrue, Sean A. Salehi, Stephen L. Ondra, John C. Liu
Object A primary consideration of all spinal fusion procedures is restoration of
normal anatomy, including disc height, lumbar lordosis, foraminal decompression,
and sagittal balance. To the authors' knowledge, there has been no direct
comparison of anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) with transforaminal lumbar
interbody fusion (TLIF) concerning their capacity to alter those parameters. The
au... hiện toàn bộ
Comparison of anterior- and posterior-approach instrumented lumbar interbody fusion for spondylolisthesisJournal of Neurosurgery: Spine - Tập 7 Số 1 - Trang 21-26 - 2007
Jun-Hong Min, Jee-Soo Jang, Sang‐Ho Lee
Object The purpose of this study was to compare the imaging and clinical
outcomes obtained in patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis who have undergone
either instrumented anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) or instrumented
posterior LIF (PLIF), especially with regard to the development of
adjacent-segment degeneration (ASD). Methods Forty-eight patients with
preoperative spondylolisthesis and... hiện toàn bộ
Use of artificial neural networks to predict surgical satisfaction in patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosisJournal of Neurosurgery: Spine - Tập 20 Số 3 - Trang 300-305 - 2014
Parisa Azimi, Edward C. Benzel, Sohrab Shahzadi, Shirzad Azhari, Hassan Reza Mohammadi
Object The purpose of this study was to develop an artificial neural network
(ANN) model for predicting 2-year surgical satisfaction, and to compare the new
model with traditional predictive tools in patients with lumbar spinal canal
stenosis. Methods The 2 prediction models included an ANN and a logistic
regression (LR) model. The patient age, sex, duration of symptoms, walking
distance, visual a... hiện toàn bộ
Use of the modified frailty index to predict 30-day morbidity and mortality from spine surgeryJournal of Neurosurgery: Spine - Tập 25 Số 4 - Trang 537-541 - 2016
Rushna Ali, Jason M. Schwalb, David R. Nerenz, Heath J. Antoine, Ilan Rubinfeld
OBJECTIVE Limited tools exist to stratify perioperative risk in patients
undergoing spinal procedures. The modified frailty index (mFI) based on the
Canadian Study of Health and Aging Frailty Index (CSHA-FI), constructed from
standard demographic variables, has been applied to various other surgical
populations for risk stratification. The authors hypothesized that it would be
predictive of postop... hiện toàn bộ
Selection of instrumentation and fusion levels for scoliosis: where to start and where to stopJournal of Neurosurgery: Spine - Tập 1 Số 1 - Trang 1-8 - 2004
Keith H. Bridwell
Object.Although there are several papers in the literature regarding selection
of fusion levels in the adolescent patient, fewer articles pertain to this in
the adult patient. The author reviewed his experience and the literature and
reports on the choice of fusion levels in the adolescent and adult
patient.Methods.After a review of available data, the author determined that the
proximal and dista... hiện toàn bộ
Endoscopic image-guided odontoidectomy for decompression of basilar invagination via a standard anterior cervical approachJournal of Neurosurgery: Spine - Tập 6 Số 2 - Trang 184-191 - 2007
Jean‐Paul Wolinsky, Daniel M. Sciubba, Ian Suk, Ziya L. Gokaslan
✓Symptomatic irreducible basilar invagination has traditionally been approached
through a transoral–transpharyngeal route with resection of the anterior portion
of C-1 and the odontoid. Modification of this exposure with either a Le Fort
osteotomy or a transmandibular osteotomy and circumglossal approach has
increased the access to pathological conditions in this region. These
traditional routes a... hiện toàn bộ