Issue 12/2016
Content (46 Articles)
Worldwide excellence in evidence
Marek Szpalski, Pedro Berjano, Maryem Ismael, Carlotta Martini, Riccardo Cecchinato, Claudio Lamartina
Infection and low back pain: seeking evidence or fear of exploring new indications for antibiotics?
Majid Artus, Jeremy Fairbank, Matthew Scarborough, Nadine Foster
Comparison of clinical efficacy and safety among three surgical approaches for the treatment of spinal tuberculosis: a meta-analysis
Pinglin Yang, Quanjin Zang, Jian Kang, Haopeng Li, Xijing He
Is duration of preoperative anti-tuberculosis treatment a risk factor for postoperative relapse or non-healing of spinal tuberculosis?
Hai-long Ren, Jian-ming Jiang, Ji-xing Wang, Dong-bin Qu, Jian-ting Chen
Anterior versus posterior debridement fusion for single-level dorsal tuberculosis: the role of graft-type and level of fixation on determining the outcome
Yasser M. Assaghir, Hesham Hamed Refae, Mohamed Alam-Eddin
Cervical spondylodiscitis following an invasive procedure on the neopharynx after circumferential pharyngolaryngectomy: a retrospective case series
Florent Espitalier, Anne de Keating-Hart, Sylvain Morinière, Jean-Michel Badet, Nathalie Asseray, Christophe Ferron, Olivier Malard
Microbiologic profile of infections in presumed aseptic revision spine surgery
Grant D. Shifflett, Benjamin T. Bjerke-Kroll, Benedict U. Nwachukwu, Janina Kueper, Jayme Burket, Andrew A. Sama, Federico P. Girardi, Frank P. Cammisa, Alexander P. Hughes
Risk factors for surgical site infection and urinary tract infection after spine surgery
Hiroyuki Tominaga, Takao Setoguchi, Yasuhiro Ishidou, Satoshi Nagano, Takuya Yamamoto, Setsuro Komiya
Anterior column reconstruction with PMMA: an effective long-term alternative in spinal oncologic surgery
Khalid M. I. Salem, Charles G. Fisher
Residual neurological function after sacral root resection during en-bloc sacrectomy: a systematic review
Carmine Zoccali, Jesse Skoch, Apar S. Patel, Christina M. Walter, Philip Maykowski, Ali A. Baaj
Predictors for surgical complications of en bloc resections in the spine: review of 220 cases treated by the same team
Stefano Boriani, Alessandro Gasbarrini, Stefano Bandiera, Riccardo Ghermandi, Ran Lador
Genetic differences on intracranial versus spinal cord ependymal tumors: a meta-analysis of genetic researches
Chang-Hyun Lee, Chun Kee Chung, Chi Heon Kim
Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI for the assessment of spinal tumor vascularity: correlation with angiography
Xiao-xi Meng, Yong-qiu Zhang, Hua-qiang Liao, Hong-chao Liu, Hai-lin Jiang, Shu-jun Ke, Wei-hua Dong
The role of preoperative vascular embolization in surgery for metastatic spinal tumours
Naresh Kumar, Barry Tan, Aye Sandar Zaw, Hnin Ei Khine, Karthikeyan Maharajan, Leok Lim Lau, Prapul Chander Rajendran, Anil Gopinathan
A validated preoperative score predicting survival and functional outcome in lung cancer patients operated with posterior decompression and stabilization for metastatic spinal cord compression
Mingxing Lei, Yaosheng Liu, Liang Yan, Chuanghao Tang, Shaoxing Yang, Shubin Liu
Complications and cancer rates in spine fusion with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2)
Julia Vavken, Alexander Mameghani, Patrick Vavken, Stefan Schaeren
Comparison of the effect of two different bone-targeted radiofrequency ablation (RFA) systems alone and in combination with percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) on the biomechanical stability of the metastatic spine
Padina S. Pezeshki, Sean Davidson, Kieran Murphy, Claire McCann, Elzbieta Slodkowska, Michael Sherar, Albert JM Yee, Cari M. Whyne
Are we ready for the use of intraoperative salvaged blood in metastatic spine tumour surgery?
Naresh Kumar, Qasim Ahmed, Victor K. M. Lee, Aye Sandar Zaw, Raymond Goy, Hee Kit Wong
Intraoperative cell salvage in metastatic spine tumour surgery reduces potential for reinfusion of viable cancer cells
Naresh Kumar, Aye Sandar Zaw, Bee Luan Khoo, Sayantani Nandi, Zhangxing Lai, Gurpal Singh, Chwee Teck Lim, Jean Paul Thiery
In chordoma, metastasis, recurrences, Ki-67 index, and a matrix-poor phenotype are associated with patients’ shorter overall survival
Adrian von Witzleben, Lukas T. Goerttler, Jochen Lennerz, Stephanie Weissinger, Marko Kornmann, Regine Mayer-Steinacker, Alexandra von Baer, Markus Schultheiss, Peter Möller, Thomas F. E. Barth
Long-term recurrence rates after the removal of spinal meningiomas in relation to Simpson grades
Chi Heon Kim, Chun Kee Chung, Sun-Ho Lee, Tae-Ahn Jahng, Seung-Jae Hyun, Ki-Jeong Kim, Sang Hoon Yoon, Eun-Sang Kim, Whan Eoh, Hyun-Jib Kim, Kyoung-Tae Kim, Joo-Kyung Sung, Yunhee Choi
Treatment options and prognosis for repeatedly recurrent giant cell tumor of the spine
Yifei Ma, Jialin Li, Jun Pan, Wangjun Yan, Quan Huang, Tielong Liu, Xinghai Yang, Cheng Yang, Wei Xu, Haifeng Wei, Jianru Xiao
Minimally invasive iliac screw fixation in treating painful metastatic lumbosacral deformity: a technique description and clinical results
Gabriel Liu, Muhammed Yaser Hasan, Hee-Kit Wong
Evaluation of the relevance of surgery in a retrospective case series of patients who underwent the surgical treatment of a symptomatic spine metastasis from lung cancer
Fahed Zairi, Mélodie-Anne Karnoub, Marie-Hélène Vieillard, Alkis Bouras, Paulo Marinho, Mohamed Allaoui, Patrick Devos, Richard Assaker
The timing of surgical intervention in the treatment of complete motor paralysis in patients with spinal metastasis
Yu Fan, Xi Zhou, Hai Wang, Pengxiang Jiang, Siyi Cai, Jianguo Zhang, Yong Liu
A retrospective observational study on the treatment outcomes of 26 patients with spinal cord astrocytoma including two cases of malignant transformation
Seong Jun Ryu, Jong Yul Kim, Kyung Hyun Kim, Jeong Yoon Park, Sung Uk Kuh, Dong Kyu Chin, Keun Su Kim, Yong Eun Cho, Se Hoon Kim
Total en bloc spondylectomy for locally aggressive and primary malignant tumors of the lumbar spine
Daniel M. Sciubba, Rafael De la Garza Ramos, C. Rory Goodwin, Risheng Xu, Ali Bydon, Timothy F. Witham, Ziya L. Gokaslan, Jean-Paul Wolinsky
Surgical management of spinal liposarcoma: a case series of 7 patients and literature review
Chenglong Zhao, Zhitao Han, Hui Xiao, Cheng Yang, Yongfei Zhao, Tianqi Fan, Zhengwang Sun, Tielong Liu, Jianru Xiao
Lateral lumbar vertebral body screw predisposes to neuralgia after limb-salvage surgery for pelvic tumors: a single-center, retrospective study of 349 cases
Haijie Liang, Dasen Li, Wei Guo, Rongli Yang, Xiaodong Tang
Resection of giant invasive sacral schwannoma using image-based customized osteotomy tools
Cheng-Li Lin, Jing-Jing Fang, Ruey-Mo Lin
Minimally invasive resection of extradural dumbbell tumors of thoracic spine: surgical techniques and literature review
Chunbo Li, Yun Ye, Yutong Gu, Jian Dong
Morphometry of the lower lumbar intervertebral discs and endplates: comparative analyses of new MRI data with previous findings
Ruoliang Tang, Celal Gungor, Richard F. Sesek, Kenneth Bo Foreman, Sean Gallagher, Gerard A. Davis
Anatomical variations of the foramen transversarium in cervical vertebrae: findings, review of the literature, and clinical significance during cervical spine surgery
Aristeidis H. Zibis, Vasileios Mitrousias, Kyriaki Baxevanidou, Michael Hantes, Theofilos Karachalios, Dimitrios Arvanitis
Thoracic spine morphology of a pseudo-biped animal model (kangaroo) and comparisons with human and quadruped animals
Sriram Balasubramanian, James R. Peters, Lucy F. Robinson, Anita Singh, Richard W. Kent
Lumbar plexus nervous distortion in XLIF® approach: an anatomic study
Carlo Mandelli, Elena Virginia Colombo, Giovanni Marco Sicuri, Pietro Mortini
Anatomical anomalies of the V3 segment of the vertebral artery in the Polish population
Jan Fortuniak, Ernest Bobeff, Michał Polguj, Katarzyna Kośla, Ludomir Stefańczyk, Dariusz J. Jaskólski
Vertebral artery loops in surgical perspective
Murat Şakir Ekşi, Zafer Orkun Toktaş, Baran Yılmaz, Mustafa Kemal Demir, Emel Ece Özcan-Ekşi, Ahmed B. Bayoumi, Yasin Yener, Akın Akakın, Deniz Konya
Variations in arterial supply to the lower lumbar spine
Fumitake Tezuka, Toshinori Sakai, Toshihiko Nishisho, Yoichiro Takata, Kosaku Higashino, Shoichiro Takao, Masafumi Harada, Koichi Sairyo
Quantitative analysis of unusual entrance of the vertebral artery into the cervical foramen (V2 segment) and its clinical implications
Jong Tae Kim, Ho Jin Lee, Jung Hee Kim, Jae Taek Hong
Lumbar artery branches coursing vertically over the intervertebral discs of the lower lumbar spine: an anatomic study
Hidetoshi Nojiri, Kei Miyagawa, Sammy Banno, Ikko Sakamoto, Masato Koike, Mamiko Sawa, Yoshiyuki Iwase, Hiroyuki Kudo, Tatsuo Sakai, Kazuo Kaneko
Minimally invasive cortical bone trajectory screws placement via pedicle or pedicle rib unit in the lower thoracic spine: a cadaveric and radiographic study
Jun Xuan, Di Zhang, Hai-Ming Jin, Jiao-Xiang Chen, Dao-Liang Xu, Hong-Ming Xu, Yao-Sen Wu, Xiang-Yang Wang
Letter to the Editor concerning “A prospective randomized controlled study comparing the pain relief in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures with the use of vertebroplasty or facet blocking” by Wang B, Guo H, Yuan L et al. Eur Spine J (2016): doi:10.1007/s00586-016-4425-4
Xiao-Feng Liu, Yan-Hua Wu, Hui-Min Wang
Answer to the Letter to the Editor of HM Wang et al. concerning “A prospective randomized controlled study comparing the pain relief in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures with the use of vertebroplasty or facet blocking” by Wang B, Guo H, Yuan L et al. Eur Spine J (2016): doi:10.1007/s00586-016-4425-4
Biao Wang, Hua Guo, Yuan Li, Dingjun Hao