Aims.
Aims. Rates of mortality as high as 25% to 30% have been described
following
Fractures of the odontoid peg are common spinal
injuries in the elderly. This study compares the survivorship of
a cohort of elderly patients with an isolated
Hypovitaminosis D has been identified as a common
risk factor for fragility
Methods. In this study of patients who underwent internal fixation without
fusion for a burst thoracolumbar or lumbar
The aim of this study was first, to determine
whether CT scans undertaken to identify serious injury to the viscera were
of use in detecting clinically unrecognised
Aims. The authors present the results of a cohort study of 60 adult
patients presenting sequentially over a period of 15 years from
1997 to 2012 to our hospital for treatment of thoracic and/or lumbar
vertebral burst
In a prospective study between August 2002 and August 2005, we studied the quantitative clinical and radiological outcome 36 months after percutaneous vertebroplasty for intractable type-II osteoporotic vertebral compression
We evaluated the impact of lumbar instrumented
circumferential fusion on the development of adjacent level vertebral
compression
Vertebral compression
The purpose of this study was to evaluate and
compare the effect of short segment pedicle screw instrumentation and
an intermediate screw (SSPI+IS) on the radiological outcome of type
A thoracolumbar
We investigated the safety and efficacy of treating osteoporotic vertebral compression
This is a prospective randomised study comparing
the clinical and radiological outcomes of uni- and bipedicular balloon
kyphoplasty for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression
fractures. A total of 44 patients were randomised to undergo either
uni- or bipedicular balloon kyphoplasty. Self-reported clinical
assessment using the Oswestry Disability Index, the Roland-Morris
Disability questionnaire and a visual analogue score for pain was undertaken
pre-operatively, and at three and twelve months post-operatively.
The vertebral height and kyphotic angle were measured from pre-
and post-operative radiographs. Total operating time and the incidence
of cement leakage was recorded for each group. Both uni- and bipedicular kyphoplasty groups showed significant
within-group improvements in all clinical outcomes at three months
and twelve months after surgery. However, there were no significant
differences between the groups in all clinical and radiological
outcomes. Operating time was longer in the bipedicular group (p <
0.001). The incidence of cement leakage was not significantly different
in the two groups (p = 0.09). A unipedicular technique yielded similar clinical and radiological
outcomes as bipedicular balloon kyphoplasty, while reducing the
length of the operation. We therefore encourage the use of a unipedicular
approach as the preferred surgical technique for the treatment of
osteoporotic vertebral compression
We present the clinical and radiological results of percutaneous vertebroplasty in the treatment of 58 vertebral compression
The purpose of this study was to determine whether
patients with a burst
We have studied the intervertebral discs adjacent to
In type-II
We analysed the CT scans and radiographs of 76 vertebrae in 49 patients who underwent vertebroplasty for painful osteoporotic compression
This study prospectively compared the efficacy of kyphoplasty using a Jack vertebral dilator and balloon kyphoplasty to treat osteoporotic compression