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Open AccessCapacitive biophysical stimulation improves the healing of vertebral fragility fractures: a prospective multicentre randomized controlled trial
Capacitively coupling electric fields (CCEF) is a method of non-invasive biophysical stimulation that enhances fracture repair and spinal fusion. This multicentre randomized controlled trial aimed to further e...
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Open AccessSubjective perception of spinal deformity after selective versus non-selective fusion of Lenke 1C curves
To assess the self-image perception and the Quality-of-Life (QoL) in female adolescents, with Lenke 1C scoliosis curves, treated with selective versus non-selective posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion ...
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Open AccessInternal fixation of acetabular quadrilateral plate fractures in elderly patients: Could the fracture reduction quality affect their functional recovery?
Osteoporotic acetabular fractures frequently involve the quadrilateral plate (QP), a flat and thin bone constituting the medial wall of the acetabulum. This study aims to assess the impact of the quality of os...
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Open AccessTotal hip arthroplasty for dysplastic coxarthrosis using a cementless Wagner Cone stem
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is currently the best surgical option for hip osteoarthritis secondary to developmental hip dysplasia (DDH); it may be extremely challenging, because of the hypoplasic proximal met...
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Open AccessMaria Adelaide brace in the management of Scheuermann’s Kyphosis
This prospective observational study aims to assess the MA brace effectiveness in hyperkyphosis correction, focusing also on patients’ compliance of bracing and its psychological impact.
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Correction to: Major complications in extreme lateral interbody fusion access: multicentric study by Italian S.O.L.A.S. group
Unfortunately, the 13th author name was incorrectly published in the original publication. The complete correct name should read as follow.
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Major complications in extreme lateral interbody fusion access: multicentric study by Italian S.O.L.A.S. group
The eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF) approach has gained increasing importance in the last decade. This multicentric retrospective cohort study aims to assess the incidence of major complications in XLI...
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Vertebral fragility fractures: clinical and radiological results of augmentation and fixation—a systematic review of randomized controlled clinical trials
To assess the outcome of augmentation techniques, i.e., percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP), balloon kyphoplasty (BKP), vertebral body stenting (VBS) and fixation techniques in the management of vertebral fragil...
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L’artrodesi circonferenziale selettiva mini-invasiva nel trattamento della patologia discale degenerativa lombare
Degenerative lumbar spine disease is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) is a valid approach in the treatment of several segmental spine pathologies, including dege...
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Complications in adult spine deformity surgery: a systematic review of the recent literature with reporting of aggregated incidences
To review the incidence of perioperative and late complications of surgery for spinal deformity (ASD).
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The pedicle instrumentation and percutaneous elevation (Pi.Pe): a new cementless surgical technique in type A post-traumatic vertebral fractures
To investigate if bone substitutes are strictly necessary to restore the vertebral body height and improve the clinical outcome, in patients with thoracolumbar or lumbar AO type A post-traumatic vertebral frac...
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Erratum to: Spinopelvic parameter changes and low back pain improvement due to femoral neck anteversion in patients with severe unilateral primary hip osteoarthritis undergoing total hip replacement
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Spinopelvic parameter changes and low back pain improvement due to femoral neck anteversion in patients with severe unilateral primary hip osteoarthritis undergoing total hip replacement
The study of the interrelation between hip and spine disorders is gaining increasing importance in the last years, but the link between Hip Osteoarthritis (HOA) and Low Back Pain (LBP) remains still unclear. A...
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Letter to the Editor concerning “Normative values for the spine shape parameters using 3D standing analysis from a database of 268 asymptomatic Caucasian and Japanese subjects” by JC Le Huec et al. Eur Spine J (2016) 25:3630–3637
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Letter to the Editor concerning “The surgical algorithm for the AOSpine thoracolumbar spine injury classification system” by A. R. Vaccaro et al. Eur Spine J (2016);25(4):1087–1094
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Il trattamento definitivo delle fratture del terzo prossimale dell’omero con fissatore esterno
Proximal humeral fractures are common finding, comprising 5–7% of all fractures, and being more common in the elderly. The incident of the proximal humerus fractures has been on the rise during the past decade...
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Extreme lateral approach to the spine in degenerative and post traumatic lumbar diseases: selection process, results and complications
The aim of this study is to describe clinical and radiological outcomes as well as accompanying complications in a series of consecutive lateral transpsoas approaches (XLIF).
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Adult scoliosis: age-related deformity and surgery
We retrospectively analyzed our results in thoracolumbar and lumbar adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treated during adulthood.
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Open AccessBilateral renal ischemia after kyphoplasty and clodronate treatment: a case report
The most common adverse effects associated with bisphosphonates are renal toxicity, acute-phase reactions, gastrointestinal toxicity, osteonecrosis of the jaw, transitory fever and uveitis. We report a unique ...
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The vertebral biomechanic previous and after kyphoplasty
The biomechanical understanding of increasing anterior column load with progressing kyphosis leading to subsequent vertebral compression fracture (VCF) established the basic rationale for kyphoplasty. The lumb...
