Bone graft and its substitutes in spinal surgery
Introduction Fusion is an important part in spinal surgery, be it in the cervical spine or in the lumbosacral spine....
Read MoreUndiagnosed osteoid osteoma of the spine presenting as painful scoliosis from adolescence to adulthood: a case report
Abstract Presented here is a case of a young woman, with an undiagnosed osteoid osteoma of the spine, which presented...
Read MoreA retrospective case study looking at the effectiveness of the Springback
1.0 Abstract Background: Chronic back pain is a major problem according to the Clinical Standards Advisory Group1, despite current treatments....
Read MoreA Challenge to Product Development Engineers: An Alternative to Pedicle Screws for Dynamic Stabilization of the Spine
Nearly all spine companies with extensive product portfolios have some type of dynamic stabilization system. Nearly all use conventional pedicle...
Read MoreManagement of High Grade Spondylolisthesis
Introduction High grade spondylolisthesis includes severe slips more than 50% and includes Meyerding's Grades III to V. Most often they...
Read MoreTreatment of Chronic Low Back Pain in Patients with Spinal Deformities Using a Sagittal Re-alignment Brace
Background For adult scoliosis patients with chronic low back pain bracing is initially indicated before spinal surgery is considered. Until...
Read MoreBacJac Interspinous Decompression System: Another me-too or an Improvement?
Introduction Lumbar spinal stenosis is defined as the narrowing of either the spinal canal or neural foramina.Underlying causes for the...
Read MoreAn Interdisciplinary Clinical Practice Model For Management Of Low-Back Pain In Primary Care: The CLIP Project
Introduction One of the main focuses of the recent advances in Spine surgery has been on motion preservation of a...
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