Wang, Tao Ding, Wenyuan
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Study designA meta-analysis.ObjectiveWe performed a meta-analysis to explore the incidence and risk factors of adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) after posterior lumbar fusion surgery.MethodsAn extensive search of the literature was performed in English database of PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library, and Chinese database of CNKI and WANFANG (up ...
Puntillo, Filomena Giglio, Mariateresa Preziosa, Angela Mele, Roberta Brienza, Nicola
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Pain and therapy
Herpes zoster (HZ) is a painful rash caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) permanently latent within the cranial or dorsal root ganglia. Usually the rash presents in only one side of the body, in a single dermatome or restricted to a part of it. In immunocompromised patients, more than one contiguous unilateral dermatome, c...
Refaat, Mohamed Ibrahim Abdallah, Omar Y.
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Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery
BackgroundManagement of pyogenic lumbar spondylodiscitis still represent a major conflict and challenge in neurosurgery due to different pathogens and the different methods available for management.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of posterior lumbar spinal fixation with debridement as a treatment modality in the managemen...
Kang, Suk-Hyung Yang, Jin Seo Cho, Steve Sungwon Cho, Yong-Jun Jeon, Jin Pyeong Choi, Hyuk Jai
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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Objective Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is a common disease, and lumbar discectomy (LD) is a common neurosurgical procedure. However, there is little previous data on return to work (RTW) after LD. This study investigated the period until the RTW after LD prospectively. Clinically, the pain state at the time of RTW also checked. RTW failure rate 6 m...
Pang, Li Ma, Xiao-Xin
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World Journal of Clinical Cases
BACKGROUND Choriocarcinoma is a highly malignant trophoblastic tumor that presents with early symptoms similar to those of an ectopic pregnancy. Here we present a patient with suspected ectopic pregnancy diagnosed by laparoscopic surgery in our hospital. The patient was found to have choriocarcinoma that had metastasized to the lumbar muscle and pr...
Du, Jinpeng Gao, Lin Huang, Dageng Shan, Lequn Wang, Wentao Fan, Yong Hao, Dingjun Yan, Liang
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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
To study radiological and clinical differences between robotic-assisted pedicle screw fixation with and without real-time optical tracking. Patients who underwent lumbar internal fixation in our hospital from June 2017 to February 2020 were divided into Tinavi group (with optical tracking) and Renaissance group (without optical tracking) according ...
CHO, Ji-Hoon LEE, Ki-Hyuk LIM, Seung-Taek
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Iranian Journal of Public Health
Background: The purpose of this study was to find the basic data of medical and exercise therapy by indexing lumbar extension muscle strength of low back pain (LBP) patients. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 3078 chronic LBP participants from The J hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 2003 to 2010 were enrolled. Maximum muscle strength w...
De la Fuente, Carlos Silvestre, Rony Baechler, Paula Gemigniani, Antonia Grunewaldt, Karol Vassiliu, Maria Wodehouse, Valeria Delgado, Mauricio Carpes, Felipe P
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Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics
The purpose of this study was to compare changes in thickness of the transverse abdominis during performance of the hollowing exercise guided by feedback using ultrasonography images together with verbal guidance and using verbal guidance alone. We also determined the minimal detectable change and agreement between normalized pressures and muscle t...
Lai, Marcus Kin Long Cheung, Prudence Wing Hang Cheung, Jason Pui Yin
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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
To systematically evaluate any consensus for the etiology, definition, presentation and outcomes of developmental lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS). A comprehensive literature search was undertaken by 2 independent reviewers with PubMed, Ovid, and Web of Science to identify all published knowledge on DLSS. Search terms included "developmental spinal st...
Aljoghaiman, Majid Martyniuk, Amanda Farrokhyar, Forough Cenic, Aleksa Kachur, Edward
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Journal of Spine Surgery
Background Lumbar discectomy is a common spinal procedure. The purpose of this survey is to ascertain neurosurgeons’ practices in the surgical management of one-level lumbar discectomies in the Canadian adult population and to determine changes over a 10-year period. Methods One-page questionnaire distributed electronically to neurosurgeons in Cana...
