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Clinical Neurology
Muyi Wang, Liang Xu, Xi Chen, Qingshuang Zhou, Changzhi Du, Bo Yang, Zezhang Zhu, Bin Wang, Yong Qiu, Xu Sun
Summary: The study revealed a significant association between postoperative GAP score and occurrence of ASD after lumbar fusion surgery. Setting surgical goals according to the GAP score may help reduce the occurrence of ASD.
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Marcus Raudner, Markus M. Schreiner, Tom Hilbert, Tobias Kober, Michael Weber, Anna Szelenyi, Reinhard Windhager, Vladimir Juras, Siegfried Trattnig
Summary: The study evaluated GRAPPATINI, an accelerated T-2 mapping sequence that combines undersampling and model-based reconstruction to facilitate clinical implementation of T-2 mapping of the lumbar intervertebral disc. Results showed that T2 values obtained using GRAPPATINI were significantly different for normal discs compared to bulging or herniated discs, as well as discs with and without annular tears. The study concluded that GRAPPATINI can be used as a quantitative imaging biomarker to detect disc pathologies while significantly reducing acquisition time.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2021)
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Orthopedics
Siyu Zhou, Woquan Zhong, Zhuoran Sun, Yang Guo, Yi Zhao, Wei Li, Weishi Li
Summary: The changes in spinal alignment from standing to sitting positions are relatively limited in patients after lumbar fusion, and the adjacent unfused lumbar segments may compensate for stress during sitting, which may be related to adjacent segment degeneration (ASD).
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mahdi Ebrahimkhani, Navid Arjmand, Aboulfazl Shirazi-Adl
Summary: Adjacent segment disorders are common in patients who have undergone spinal fusion surgery, with significant biomechanical changes affecting muscle forces and adjacent segment kinetics. Factors such as preoperative disc condition, postoperative lumbopelvic kinematics, and muscle injuries play a role in determining the impact on adjacent segment dynamics. Research indicates the importance of focusing on preserving or restoring normal segmental kinematics in surgical and postoperative rehabilitation interventions.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
Yeong Il Yun, Ikchan Jeon, Sang Woo Kim, Dongwoo Yu
Summary: This study found that preoperative facet effusion, facet angle, and fatty degeneration of the multifidus muscle are significant risk factors for surgical ASD after PLIF surgery. These factors could be important indicators for the prevention and treatment of surgical ASD.
ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA
(2022)
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Orthopedics
Zhe Qu, Bin Deng, Xiao Gao, Bin Pan, Wei Sun, Hu Feng
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Roussouly type on development of radiological ASD after single-level lumber fusion and compare the Roussouly types and spinopelvic parameters among different degenerative patterns of ASD on sagittal plane. The results showed that Roussouly type was significantly associated with the development of radiological ASD, and the Roussouly types and spinal pelvic parameters varied among different sagittal degenerative patterns of ASD.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Jae-Won Lee, Hun-Chul Kim, Sang-Il Kim, Hyung-Ki Min, Kee -Yong Ha, Hyung-Youl Park, Chang-Hee Cho, Hoon-Seok Sung, Jae-Hak Lim, Young-Hoon Kim
Summary: This retrospective cohort study investigated the long-term effects of bone cement-augmented instrumentation in multilevel lumbar fusions. The use of cement-augmented screws is a technique to reduce early mechanical failure in treating multilevel lumbar fusion, especially in the elderly. However, little is known about the long-term effects.
WORLD NEUROSURGERY
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Bogdan Costachescu, Adelina-Gabriela Niculescu, Raluca Ioana Teleanu, Bogdan Florin Iliescu, Marius Radulescu, Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu, Marius Gabriel Dabija
Summary: This article introduces the harm of low back pain and the pathogenesis and treatment methods of intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD), focusing on bioactive compounds, cell therapy, and other emerging treatment options.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Meng-Huang Wu, Christopher Wu, Jiann-Her Lin, Li-Ying Chen, Ching-Yu Lee, Tsung-Jen Huang, Yi-Chen Hsieh, Li-Nien Chien
Summary: This retrospective cohort study used the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database to investigate reoperation and joint replacement surgeries after short-segment lumbar spinal surgery. The results indicated that non-fusion surgery and spinal fusion without fixation are associated with higher risks for spine reoperation, while spine surgeries do not increase the risk for joint replacement surgeries.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rikuto Yoshimizu, Junsuke Nakase, Katsuhito Yoshioka, Kengo Shimozaki, Kazuki Asai, Mitsuhiro Kimura, Katsuhiko Kitaoka, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Summary: This study found that lumbar degeneration was common in children and adolescent weightlifters after 5 years, with 33% of participants showing lumbar disc herniation findings. Long-term high frequency weightlifting training during growth periods may increase the risk of developing low back pain.
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Clinical Neurology
Youfeng Guo, Haihong Zhao, Jiawei Lu, Haowei Xu, Tao Hu, Desheng Wu
Summary: This study demonstrates a significant association between lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (LMR) and the risk of intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) severity and spinal fusion failure.
JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Jipeng Song, Fumin Pan, Chao Kong, Xiangyao Sun, Yu Wang, Wei Wang, Shibao Lu
Summary: The sagittal spinopelvic profile was significantly different between the elderly Chinese population with and without lumbar disc herniation (LDH). There were significant differences in the Roussouly distribution between the elderly and the younger groups, and different Roussouly types have different effects on the patterns of lumbar disc degeneration.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Bailey O'Connor, Caroline E. Drolet, Jean-Christophe A. Leveque, Venu Nemani, Katie L. Krause, Michael Dorsi, Samuel Schroerlucke, Jesse Shen, Philip K. Louie
Summary: This retrospective study compared the 6-month postoperative radiographic outcomes of lumbar spine in patients undergoing transforaminal (TLIF), posterior (PLIF), anterior (ALIF), and lateral (LLIF) interbody fusions. The results showed that ALIF/LLIF procedures resulted in improved segmental lordosis and reduced pelvic incidence to lumbar lordosis (PI-LL) mismatch compared to TLIF/PLIF procedures. Additionally, ALIF/LLIF procedures decreased lordosis at adjacent levels, leading to a more neutral position.
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Caroline M. W. Goedmakers, Asad M. Lak, Akiro H. Duey, Alexander W. Senko, Omar Arnaout, Michael W. Groff, Timothy R. Smith, Carmen L. A. Vleggeert-Lankamp, Hasan A. Zaidi, Aakanksha Rana, Alessandro Boaro
Summary: A deep learning algorithm utilizing preoperative cervical MRI outperformed clinical experts in predicting ASD in patients undergoing surgery for cervical radiculopathy.
Review
Orthopedics
Kenney K. L. Lau, Dino Samartzis, Nicholas S. C. To, Garrett K. Harada, Howard S. An, Arnold Y. L. Wong
Summary: This review summarized the risk factors for symptomatic adjacent segment disease (ASD) after lumbar fusion, including high body mass index, facet joint violation, anterior shift of lumbosacral sagittal plumb line, decreased lumbar lordosis, adjacent disc degeneration and height, lumbopelvic mismatch, and pelvic incidence and tilt. These factors were significantly related to the development of ASD.
JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME
(2021)