Orthopedics - Spine News & Articles

161 Effect of pilot hole on biomechanical and in vivo pedicle screw-bone interface European Spine Journal, May 8, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

162 Do physical activity level and body mass index predict recovery from persistent neck pain in men and women of working age? A population-based cohort study European Spine Journal, May 8, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

163 Precision of estimates of local stability of repetitive trunk movements European Spine Journal, May 8, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

164 Preservation of Motor Function After Spinal Cord Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury Through Microglial Inhibition Annals of Thoracic Surgery, May 8, 2013    Clinical Article

165 Effectiveness and gastrointestinal tolerability during conversion and titration with once-daily OROS hydromorphone extended release in opioid-tolerant patients with chronic low back pain Full Text Journal of Pain Research, May 7, 2013    Clinical Article

166 Combination of oral clonidine and intravenous low-dose ketamine reduces the consumption of postoperative patient-controlled analgesia morphine after spine surgery Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica, May 7, 2013    Clinical Article

167 Untangling nociceptive, neuropathic and neuroplastic mechanisms underlying the biological domain of back pain Pain Management, May 7, 2013    Clinical Article

168 Intervertebral disc internal deformation measured by displacements under applied loading with MRI at 3T Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, May 7, 2013    Clinical Article

169 An Update of the Systematic Assessment of Mechanical Lumbar Disc Decompression with Nucleoplasty Full Text Pain Physician, May 6, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

170 Correction: study protocol: improving patient choice in treating Low back pain (IMPACT - LBP): a randomised controlled trial of a decision support package for use in physical therapy Full Text BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, May 6, 2013

171 Comparison of pain-resilient working individuals to population-based case controls with/without momentary low back pain European Journal of Pain, May 6, 2013    Clinical Article

172 Apoptosis of endplate chondrocytes in post-laminectomy cervical kyphotic deformity European Spine Journal, May 6, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

173 Differential blood contamination levels and powder-liquid ratios can affect the compressive strength of calcium phosphate cement (CPC): a study using a transpedicular vertebroplasty model European Spine Journal, May 6, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

174 Comparison of artificial total disc replacement versus fusion for lumbar degenerative disc disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials International Orthopaedics, May 6, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

175 The influence of steroid administration on systemic response in laminoplasty for cervical myelopathy Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, May 6, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

176 Midline back pain: A literature review International Musculoskeletal Medicine, May 6, 2013    Review Article

177 Midline back pain: A clinical database analysis International Musculoskeletal Medicine, May 6, 2013    Review Article

178 Surgical Site Infection Following Spinal Instrumentation for Scoliosis A Multicenter Analysis of Rates, Risk Factors, and Pathogens The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, May 3, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

179 Ten Percent of Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Have Variations in the Number of Thoracic or Lumbar Vertebrae The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, May 3, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

180 Cervical spinal epidural abscess after oesophagoscopy European Spine Journal, May 3, 2013    Review 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