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Akira Iwata
Medicine & Public Health
Surgical Orthopedics
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Posterolateral full-endoscopic debridement and irrigation is effective in treating thoraco-lumbar pyogenic spondylodiscitis, except in cases with large abscess cavities
To determine the efficacy and poor prognostic factors of posterolateral full-endoscopic debridement and irrigation (PEDI) surgery for thoraco-lumbar pyogenic spondylodiscitis.
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Does spinopelvic alignment affect the union status in thoracolumbar osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture?
In the healing of osteoporotic vertebral fracture, global spinal mal-alignment might increase the load sharing at the fracture site and deteriorate the fracture healing. This study aimed to evaluate the effect...
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Efficacy of ankle-brachial index as a preoperative screening in spine surgery
The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and specify the patients who are necessary to measure ankle-brachial index (ABI) as a preoperative PAD screening i...
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Impact of deep extensor muscle-preserving approach on clinical outcome of laminoplasty for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: comparative cohort study
This study aimed to compare patients undergoing deep extensor muscle-preserving laminoplasty and conventional open-door laminoplasty for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). We specifically ...
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A retrospective study of congenital osseous anomalies at the craniocervical junction treated by occipitocervical plate-rod systems
To evaluate the effectiveness of posterior occipitocervical reconstruction using the anchors of cervical pedicle screws and plate-rod systems for patients with congenital osseous anomalies at the craniocervica...
