Spine - Sep 2012

Imagery

Under the Eiffel Tower

Pazarlis, Konstantinos A.

Basic Science

Platelet-Rich Plasma Combined With Hydroxyapatite for Lumbar Interbody Fusion Promoted Bone Formation and Decreased an Inflammatory Pain Neuropeptide in Rats

Kamoda, Hiroto; Yamashita, Masaomi; Ishikawa, Tetsuhiro; Miyagi, Masayuki; Arai, Gen; Suzuki, Miyako; Eguchi, Yawara; Orita, Sumihisa; Sakuma, Yoshihiro; Oikawa, Yasuhiro; Inoue, Gen; Ozawa, Tomoyuki; Toyone, Tomoaki; Wada, Yuichi; Takahashi, Kazuhisa; Ohtori, Seiji

Cervical Spine

Is Anterior Cervical Fusion With a Porous Tantalum Implant a Cost-Effective Method to Treat Cervical Disc Disease With Radiculopathy?

Fernández-Fairen, Mariano; Murcia, Antonio; Torres, Ana; Hernández-Vaquero, Daniel; Menzie, Ann M.

Effect of Biological Agents on Cervical Spine Lesions in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kaito, Takashi; Hosono, Noboru; Ohshima, Shirou; Ohwaki, Hajime; Takenaka, Shota; Fujiwara, Hiroyasu; Makino, Takahiro; Yonenobu, Kazuo

Cervical Alignment and Range of Motion After Laminoplasty: Radiographical Data From More Than 500 Cases With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy and a Review of the Literature

Machino, Masaaki; Yukawa, Yasutsugu; Hida, Tetsuro; Ito, Keigo; Nakashima, Hiroaki; Kanbara, Shunsuke; Morita, Daigo; Kato, Fumihiko

Multilevel Arthroplasty for Cervical Spondylosis: More Heterotopic Ossification at 3 Years of Follow-up

Wu, Jau-Ching; Huang, Wen-Cheng; Tsai, Tzu-Yun; Fay, Li-Yu; Ko, Chin-Chu; Tu, Tsung-Hsi; Wu, Ching-Lan; Cheng, Henrich

Box Cages Packed With Local Decompression Bone Were Efficient in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Five- to 10-Year Follow-up

Ba, Zhaoyu; Zhao, Weidong; Wu, Desheng; Shen, Bin; Yu, Bin; Wang, Zhongqiu

Clinical Case Series

Optimal Intravertebral Cement Volume in Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures

Nieuwenhuijse, Marc J.; Bollen, Laurens; van Erkel, Arian R.; Dijkstra, P. D. S.

Silicate-Substituted Calcium Phosphate Ceramic Bone Graft Replacement for Spinal Fusion Procedures

Nagineni, Vamsi V.; James, Andrew R.; Alimi, Marjan; Hofstetter, Christoph; Shin, Benjamin J.; Njoku, Innocent Jr; Tsiouris, Apostolos John; Härtl, Roger

Diagnostics

Lumbar Modic Changes—A Comparison Between Findings at Low- and High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Bendix, Tom; Sorensen, Joan S.; Henriksson, Gustaf A. C.; Bolstad, Jørn Espen; Narvestad, Eva K.; Jensen, Tue S.

A Comparative Analysis of 4 Curvature Measurement Methods in Early-Onset Scoliosis

Hwang, Jin-Ho; Hong, Jae-Young; Suh, Seung-Woo; Yang, Jae-Hyuk; Lee, Jae-Moon

Epidemiology

Epidemiology of Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis: A Community-Based Cohort Study

Jimbo, Shizuo; Kobayashi, Tetsuya; Aono, Kiyoshi; Atsuta, Yuji; Matsuno, Takeo

Health Services Research

Use of Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation in Older Adults Is Strongly Correlated With Supply

Whedon, James M.; Song, Yunjie; Davis, Matthew A.; Lurie, Jonathan D.

Surgery

The Effect of Pedicle Screw Insertion at a Young Age on Pedicle and Canal Development

Olgun, Zeynep Deniz; Demirkiran, Gokhan; Ayvaz, Mehmet; Karadeniz, Emre; Yazici, Muharrem

Retrograde Ejaculation After Anterior Lumbar Spine Surgery

Lindley, Emily M.; McBeth, Zachary L.; Henry, Sarah E.; Cooley, Robert; Burger, Evalina L.; Cain, Christopher M. J.; Patel, Vikas V.

Intraoperative Decrease in Amplitude of Somatosensory-Evoked Potentials of the Lower Extremities With Interbody Fusion Cage Placement During Lumbar Fusion Surgery

Duncan, Jan William; Bailey, Richard Anthony; Baena, Rocio

Letters

Letters

Sengupta, Dilip K

Randomized Trial

Acetaminophen Improves Analgesia but Does Not Reduce Opioid Requirement After Major Spine Surgery in Children and Adolescents

Hiller, Arja; Helenius, Ilkka; Nurmi, Elisa; Neuvonen, Pertti J.; Kaukonen, Maija; Hartikainen, Tuula; Korpela, Reijo; Taivainen, Tomi; Meretoja, Olli A.

Anatomy

The Projection of Nerve Roots on the Posterior Aspect of Spine From T11 to L5: A Cadaver and Radiological Study

Wu, Yao-Sen; Lin, Yan; Zhang, Xiao-Lei; Tian, Nai-Feng; Sun, Liao-Jun; Xu, Hua-Zi; Chi, Yong-Long; Pan, Zhi-Jun

Biomechanics

Cumulative Multiple Freeze-Thaw Cycles and Testing Does Not Affect Subsequent Within-Day Variation in Intervertebral Flexibility of Human Cadaveric Lumbosacral Spine

Tan, Juay Seng; Uppuganti, Sasidhar

Occupational Health/Ergonomics

Work-Related Chronic Low Back Pain—Return-to-Work Outcomes After Referral to Interventional Pain and Spine Clinics

Vora, Rathin N.; Barron, Bruce A.; Almudevar, Anthony; Utell, Mark J.

Technique

Evaluation of Thiol-Modified Hyaluronan and Elastin-Like Polypeptide Composite Augmentation in Early-Stage Disc Degeneration: Comparing 2 Minimally Invasive Techniques

Leckie, Ashley E.; Akens, Margarete K.; Woodhouse, Kimberly A.; Yee, Albert J. M.; Whyne, Cari M.