Spine fusion
Quantitative analysis of near implant magnesium accumulation for a Si containing coated AZ31 cage from a goat cervical spine fusion model
... interbody fusion was not realized [4, ...the fusion failure to the hindering of new bone in- growth by the PCL coating, we considered that the failure might be due to the excessive intervertebral Mg ...
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Comparison of Fusion Rates between Autologous Iliac Bone Graft and Calcium Sulfate with Laminectomy Bone Chips in Multilevel Posterolateral Spine Fusion
... lumbar fusion usually requires a large quantity of iliac crest bone graft but the supply is usually insufficient, so an alternative bone graft substitute for autograft is ...the fusion rates between the ...
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Techniques of lumbar-sacral spine fusion in spondylosis: systematic literature review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
... Systematic literature review and meta-analysis of random- ized clinical studies comparing the most commonly per- formed surgical techniques for spine fusion in lumbar-sacral spondylosis, as well as those ...
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Randomized controlled trial of postoperative exercise rehabilitation program after lumbar spine fusion: study protocol
... This paper describes the rationale and design of a study which will assess the effectiveness of long-term com- bined back-specific (combination of strength training and training of control of the neutral lumbar ...
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Outcome Analysis of the use of Allografts in Spine Fusion Surgery
... This is to certify that this dissertation entitled “Prospective study on the Outcome Analysis of the Use of Allografts in Spine Fusion Surgery” submitted by Dr. C. DHANESH PRASAD appearing for Part II, M.S. ...
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Comparison of synthetic bone graft ABM/P-15 and allograft on uninstrumented posterior lumbar spine fusion in sheep
... Bone substitute ABM/P-15 has been demonstrated to have high potential of migration when used without exter- nal fixation in a clinically comparable setting with PLF; and perhaps due to shorter degeneration time, ...
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Do unemployment and payor category impact length of stay and hospital charges of spine fusion patients?
... Spine fusion is one of the top ten procedures whose cost is rapidly increasing in the United States [1]. Several factors may affect the outcome of neurosurgical proce- dures including socioeconomic ...
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Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program for lumbar spine fusion
... lumbar spine fusion surgery and identified areas that might benefit from perioperative interventions to improve patient satisfaction and ...lumbar spine fusion was designed for all ...
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Early initiation of a strength training based rehabilitation after lumbar spine fusion improves core muscle strength: a randomized controlled trial
... Methods: The study recruited 27 patients, aged 45 to 70 years, who had undergone lumbar spine fusion. The method of concealed random allocation without blocking was used to form two groups. The strength ...
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Metal hypersensitivity in patient with posterior lumbar spine fusion: a case report and its literature review
... Most alloys used for orthopaedic implants rely on an oxidative layer to protect them from corrosion. Mechan- ical factors such as applied stress, fretting, and even micro- motion will cause this protective layer to break ...
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Multilevel instrumented posterolateral lumbar spine fusion with an allogeneic cellular bone graft
... 10-level fusion and a history of chronic obstructive pul- monary disease (COPD) and urinary retention was diag- nosed with pneumonia and a urinary tract infection after ...
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Case Report Use of a fully-resorbable, biomimetic composite hydroxyapatite as bone graft substitute for posterolateral spine fusion: a case report
... spinal fusion stabilization on a 64- year-old female patient suffer- ing of dorsolumbar idiopathic scoliosis, who subsequently underwent a secondary revi- sion surgery due to the break- age of one of the inserted ...
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Recombinant human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 (rhBMP-2) in posterolateral lumbar spine fusion: complications in the elderly
... Of a total of 2406 lumbar fusions performed during the study period, 598 patients underwent isolated instrumented lumbar posterolateral fusion of ≤ 3 levels with the addition of rhBMP-2. One hundred and sixteen ...
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Original Study. Keywords: Minimally invasive; lumbar spine fusion; degenerative spine; scoliosis; adult; meta-analysis; review
... Limitations of the current review include the lack of direct comparative studies between the different minimally invasive surgical approaches (1,55). This resulted in significant heterogeneity and selection bias ...
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Comparison of standard fusion with a "topping off" system in lumbar spine surgery: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial
... come. Fusion of spinal motor segments leads to increased forces acting on adjacent levels and can result in ...after fusion as after the other ...bar spine fusion for degenerative disc ...
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Score Evaluation of MRI Sequence Type Related Artifacts after Interbody Fusion with Metallic Implants—A Spine Specimen Study
... Introduction: According to anterior spine fusion intervertebral disc spacers made of titanium or cobalt-chromium al- loys are of special interest. With regard to postoperative problems implant related ...
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Immediate reduction under general anesthesia and combined anterior and posterior fusion in the treatment of distraction-flexion injury in the lower cervical spine
... Manually closed reduction is usually initially adopted, which is a basis on which the next steps are based [13]. On the other hand, it is comprehensively accepted that cervical spine dislocations should be reduced ...
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ABCs of the degenerative spine
... Complications of disc displacement may be neurological, vascular or focal. Neurological complications are related to nerve root and spinal cord compression, which are the most common complications of disc herniation. At ...
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The role of cage height on the flexibility and load sharing of lumbar spine after lumbar interbody fusion with unilateral and bilateral instrumentation: a biomechanical study
... the fusion segment and load bearing of the fusion cage promote a success fusion, there is a pau- city of direct clinical evidence to prove this ...
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Biomechanical stability of a bioabsorbable self-retaining polylactic acid/nano-sized β-tricalcium phosphate cervical spine interbody fusion device in single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion sheep models
... stiffness of BCFC has not been evaluated. However, our unpublished data suggested that PLA/nano-sized composite material containing 30 wt% β -TCP might have sufficient stiffness for interbody stabilization. In contrast, ...
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