Spine Journal
Discectomy post-op pain worse in patients with retrolisthesis
(HealthDay)—The presence of retrolisthesis in patients undergoing decompressive surgery for a lumbar disc herniation may result in significantly worse lower back pain and physical function over four years, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 16, 2013 |
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Classification system would help spinal deformity care
(HealthDay)—The management of adult spinal deformity (ASD) and selection of optimal fusion levels is incompletely defined, according to a review article published in the April issue of The Spine Journal.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 14, 2013 |
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Ethnic, socioeconomic factors impact scoliosis tx, outcome
(HealthDay)—For hospitalized patients with idiopathic scoliosis, ethnic and socioeconomic variables influence treatment and outcomes, according to a study published in the February issue of The Spine Jo ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 02, 2013 |
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Impact of osteoporosis tx on spinal fusion unclear
(HealthDay)—The effect of osteoporosis therapies (bisphosphonate drugs and intermittent parathyroid hormone [PTH]) on spinal fusion is unclear, according to a review published in the February issue of The Sp ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 01, 2013 |
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Procedure aids severe, rigid scoliosis in low-weight adults
(HealthDay)—For patients with severe and rigid scoliosis and low body weight, a two-stage vertebral column resection (VCR) procedure with posterior pedicle screw instrumentation can achieve good correction ...
Addiction
Aug 24, 2012 |
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Degeneration doesn't progress to discs adjacent to burst fracture
(HealthDay)—For patients with traumatic burst fractures of the thoracolumbar spine who are treated with pedicle screw fixation and direct end-plate restoration, adjacent intervertebral discs do not routinely ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 06, 2013 |
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Dysphagia not tied to post-anterior cervical op swelling
(HealthDay)—Although significant soft-tissue swelling can occur after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) procedures, the width of the prevertebral soft-tissue swelling on radiographic analysis ...
Other
Oct 07, 2012 |
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Radiography unnecessary after spinal fusion surgery
(HealthDay)—In patients who have undergone spinal fusion surgery with intraoperative fluoroscopic guidance and have no postoperative problems, postoperative radiographs do not provide additional clinical ...
Surgery
Sep 17, 2012 |
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Bolus epidural fentanyl cuts post-spinal decompression pain
(HealthDay)—Intraoperative bolus epidural fentanyl is effective at alleviating early postoperative pain after lumbar canal decompression, according to a study published online Aug. 27 in The Spine Journal.
Surgery
Sep 07, 2012 |
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Catastrophizing doesn't predict low back pain evolution
(HealthDay) -- For adult patients with acute or chronic low back pain (LBP), assessing the baseline score for catastrophizing does not help clinicians in routine clinical practice predict the evolution of ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 16, 2012 |
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ProDisc-C device doesn't change facet joint pressures
(HealthDay)—Local facet joint contact pressures are not significantly altered during sagittal bending after the implantation of a ProDisc-C device at the C5 to C6 level in cadaveric human cervical spines, ...
Other
Oct 03, 2012 |
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rhBMP-2 linked to increased rate of retrograde ejaculation
(HealthDay)—For patients with lumbar spondylosis or spondylolisthesis of the lowest lumbar levels who undergo open anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 29, 2012 |
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No increased risk of stroke after spinal fusion surgery
(HealthDay) -- In the three years following spinal fusion surgery, the incidence of stroke is similar to or insignificantly lower than that of controls, according to a study published in the June issue of ...
Cardiology
Aug 09, 2012 |
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Link between vascular disease and disc height loss examined
(HealthDay) -- The association between vascular disease, as measured by abdominal aortic calcifications (AACs), and disc height loss is independent of cardiovascular disease and is largely explained by patient ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 08, 2012 |
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Spondylolisthesis linked to spinous process fractures
(HealthDay) -- There is a strong association between degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinous process fracture in patients undergoing interspinous process spacer (IPS) surgery, according to a study published ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 02, 2012 |
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