Orthopedics - Spine News & Articles

121 Prognostic Scoring Systems for Spinal Metastases in the Era of Anti-VEGF Therapies Spine, May 13, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

122 Nationwide Trends in the Surgical Management of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Spine, May 13, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

123 Is Decompensation Preoperatively a Risk in Lenke 1C Curves? Spine, May 13, 2013    Review Article

124 Current Practice of Methylprednisolone Administration for Acute Spinal Cord Injury in Germany: A National Survey Spine, May 13, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

125 Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Results in Inferior SRS Pain Subscores in Adult Deformity Patients Spine, May 13, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

126 Sequestrectomy With Additional Transpedicular Dynamic Stabilization for the Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation: No Clinical Benefit After 10 Years Follow-up Spine, May 13, 2013    Review Article

127 Impact of Initial Conservative Treatment Interventions on the Outcomes of Patients With Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures Spine, May 13, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

128 Expression and Relationship of Proinflammatory Chemokine RANTES/CCL5 and Cytokine IL-1{beta} in Painful Human Intervertebral Discs Spine, May 13, 2013    Review Article

129 Predictors of Treatment Outcomes in Geriatric Patients With Odontoid Fractures: AOSpine North America Multi-Centre Prospective GOF Study Spine, May 13, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

130 Early Predictors of Lumbar Spine Surgery After Occupational Back Injury: Results From a Prospective Study of Workers in Washington State Spine, May 13, 2013    Review Article

131 Validity and Reliability of English and Marathi Oswestry Disability Index (version 2.1a) in Indian Population Spine, May 13, 2013    Review Article

132 Agreement Between Telerehabilitation and Face-to-Face Clinical Outcome Assessments for Low Back Pain in Primary Care Spine, May 13, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

133 Racial Disparities in Outcomes of Spinal Surgery for Lumbar Stenosis Spine, May 13, 2013    Review Article

134 Validation and Reliability Analysis of the New SRS-Schwab Classification for Adult Spinal Deformity Spine, May 13, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

135 Anterior approach versus posterior approach for the treatment of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a systemic review and meta-analysis European Spine Journal, May 13, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

136 Percutaneous kyphoplasty combined with the posterior screw-rod system in treatment of osteoporotic thoracolumbar fractures Full Text Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, May 13, 2013

137 Comparison of the early results of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and posterior lumbar interbody fusion in symptomatic lumbar instability Full Text Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, May 13, 2013

138 Massive lumbar disc herniation with complete dural sac stenosis Full Text Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, May 13, 2013

139 Current concepts and controversies on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Part II Full Text Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, May 13, 2013

140 Patient perspectives of managing fatigue in Ankylosing Spondylitis, and views on potential interventions: a qualitative study Full Text BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, May 10, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

1 Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Multicenter, Randomized, Patient-Assessor Blind, Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial Spine, April 3, 2013

2 A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Yoga for Low Back Pain The Clinical Journal of Pain, April 12, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

3 Injection of human umbilical tissue-derived cells into the nucleus pulposus alters the course of intervertebral disc degeneration in vivo The Spine Journal, April 1, 2013    Review Article

4 Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and Its Relationship with Pain Pain Physician, April 5, 2013    Free full text

5 Opioid use among low back pain patients in primary care: Is opioid prescription associated with disability at 6 month follow-up Pain, April 1, 2013

6 The efficacy of a glial inhibitor, minocycline, for preventing persistent pain after lumbar discectomy. A randomized, double-blind, controlled study Pain, April 9, 2013

7 Biomechanics of Lumbar Cortical Screw-Rod Fixation Versus Pedicle Screw-Rod Fixation With and Without Interbody Support Spine, April 16, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

8 Can decompression surgery relieve low back pain in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis combined with degenerative lumbar scoliosis? European Spine Journal, April 24, 2013

9 Update on the evidence for adjacent segment degeneration and disease The Spine Journal, April 2, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

10 Osteopathic intervention in chronic non-specific low back pain: a systematic review BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, April 10, 2013    Free full text

11 Total Atlanto-odontoid Joint Arthroplasty System: A Novel Motion Preservation Device for Atlantoaxial Instability After Odontoidectomy Spine, April 16, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

12 Clinical correlation of a new practical MRI method for assessing central lumbar spinal stenosis British Journal of Radiology, April 22, 2013

13 Interleukin-23: a promising therapeutic target in seronegative spondyloarthropathy Current Opinion in Pharmacology , March 29, 2013

14 Preoperative Vitamin D Status of Adults Undergoing Surgical Spinal Fusion Spine, March 18, 2013

15 Effectiveness of Back School Versus McKenzie Exercises in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial Physical Therapy, February 27, 2013

16 Long-Term Outcomes of Anterior Dual-Rod Instrumentation for Thoracolumbar and Lumbar Curves in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis A Twelve to Twenty-three-Year Follow-up Study The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, April 18, 2013

17 Risk factors predicting the new symptomatic vertebral compression fractures after percutaneous vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty European Spine Journal, December 13, 2011    Free full text

18 The use of a zero-profile device compared with an anterior plate and cage in the treatment of patients with symptomatic cervical spondylosis: A preliminary clinical investigation [Spine] The Bone & Joint Journal, April 3, 2013    Review Article

19 Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) versus posterolateral instrumented fusion (PLF) in degenerative lumbar disorders: a randomized clinical trial with 2-year follow-up European Spine Journal, April 15, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

20 Effectiveness of Back School Versus McKenzie Exercises in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial Physical Therapy, April 5, 2013