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Open AccessInfluences of lumbo-sacral transitional vertebrae for anterior lumbar interbody fusion
Lumbo-sacral transitional vertebrae (LSTV) are frequent congenital variances of the spine and are associated with increased spinal degeneration. Nevertheless, there is a lack of data whether bony alterations a...
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Open AccessDeep learning algorithm for fully automated measurement of sagittal balance in adult spinal deformity
Deep learning (DL) algorithms can be used for automated analysis of medical imaging. The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of an innovative, fully automated DL algorithm for analysis of sagittal bal...
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Osteoporotische Wirbelkörperfrakturen
Osteoporotische Frakturen der Wirbelsäule nehmen zu und sind mit einer erhöhten Morbidität und Mortalität verknüpft. In diesem Übersichtsartikel wird ein Überblick über Besonderheiten dieser Frakturen, das dia...
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Correction to: Can artificial intelligence support or even replace physicians in measuring sagittal balance? A validation study on preoperative and postoperative full spine images of 170 patients
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Can artificial intelligence support or even replace physicians in measuring sagittal balance? A validation study on preoperative and postoperative full spine images of 170 patients
Sagittal balance (SB) plays an important role in the surgical treatment of spinal disorders. The aim of this research study is to provide a detailed evaluation of a new, fully automated algorithm based on arti...
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Operative Strategien bei der Versorgung neuromuskulärer Skoliosen
Neuromuskuläre Skoliosen treten im Rahmen der Grunderkrankung bereits im frühen Kindesalter auf und zeigen im Vergleich zu idiopathischen Skoliosen eine rasche Progredienz, die auch mit Wachstumsabschluss nich...
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Open AccessBone structure determined by HR-MDCT does not correlate with micro-CT of lumbar vertebral biopsies: a prospective cross-sectional human in vivo study
Osteoporosis is characterized by a deterioration of bone structure and quantity that leads to an increased risk of fractures. The primary diagnostic tool for the assessment of the bone quality is currently the...
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A deep learning tool for fully automated measurements of sagittal spinopelvic balance from X-ray images: performance evaluation
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of a novel deep learning (DL) tool for fully automated measurements of the sagittal spinopelvic balance from X-ray images of the spine in comparison wit...
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Open AccessOutcome of spinal implant-associated infections treated with or without biofilm-active antibiotics: results from a 10-year cohort study
Biofilm-active antibiotics are suggested to improve the outcome of implant-associated infections; however, their role in infections after spinal instrumentation is unclear. Therefore, we evaluated the outcome ...
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Open AccessKyphoplasty Restores the Global Sagittal Balance of the Spine Independently from Pain Reduction
Kyphoplasty is the standard surgical treatment of vertebral compression fractures. We aimed to clarify the influence of kyphoplasty on the sagittal profile as well as the relation between posture improvement a...
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C-reactive protein misdiagnoses delayed postoperative spinal implant infections in patients with low-virulent microorganisms
C-reactive protein (CRP) has been shown to be a powerful parameter for detecting acute postoperative spinal implant infections (PSII) with a high sensitivity and specificity. However, little data are available...
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Open AccessDisk injury in patients with vertebral fractures—a prospective diagnostic accuracy study using dual-energy computed tomography
Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as the standard of reference, we aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) in assessing disk injuries in patients aged more than...
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To fuse or not to fuse: a survey among members of the German Spine Society (DWG) regarding lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis
Surgical treatment methods for degenerative spondylolisthesis (decompression versus decompression and fusion) have been critically debated. The medical care situation is almost unknown for either treatment. Th...
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Sonication of removed implants improves microbiological diagnosis of postoperative spinal infections
In total joint replacement, culturing of the sonication fluid of removed implants has proven to be more sensitive than conventional periprosthetic tissue culture for the microbiological diagnosis of prosthetic...
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Single-source dual-energy computed tomography for the assessment of bone marrow oedema in vertebral compression fractures: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study
To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of single-source dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) for the detection of bone marrow oedema (BME) in patients with vertebral compression fractures.
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Automated Measurement of Pelvic Incidence from X-Ray Images
One of the most important parameters of sagittal pelvic alignment is the pelvic incidence (PI), which is commonly measured from sagittal X-ray images of the pelvis as the angle between the line connecting the ...
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Open AccessStandardisation of basal medium for reproducible culture of human annulus fibrosus and nucleus pulposus cells
The lifetime prevalence of degenerative disc disease is dramatically high. Numerous investigations on disc degeneration have been performed on cells from annulus fibrosus (AF) and nucleus pulposus (NP) of the ...
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Maverick total disc replacement in a real-world patient population: a prospective, multicentre, observational study
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In vivo effects of bupivacaine and gadobutrol on the intervertebral disc following discoblock and discography: a histological analysis
The aim of the present study was to histologically compare chondrotoxicity in surgically harvested intervertebral discs (IVDs) of patients following discoblock, discography, or no preoperative intervention.
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Pelvic tilt compensates for increased acetabular anteversion
Pelvic tilt determines functional orientation of the acetabulum. In this study, we investigated the interaction of pelvic tilt and functional acetabular anteversion (AA) in supine position.
