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Open AccessAnswer to the Letter to the Editor of Tugba Ozudogru Celik concerning “Association between posterior tibial slope and anatomic spinopelvic parameters: a retrospective cross-sectional study” by Caffard T, et al. (Eur Spine J. 2023; doi: 10.1007/s00586-023-07830-1)
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Open AccessAssociation between posterior tibial slope and anatomic spinopelvic parameters: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Only a few publications considered the influence of the spinopelvic parameters on below-hip anatomy. There is a lack of evidence about the relationship between the anatomic spinopelvic parameters and the poste...
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Open AccessPatient-controlled sublingual sufentanil tablet system versus intravenous opioid analgesia for postoperative pain management after lumbar spinal fusion surgery
This retrospective cohort study investigated the efficacy of a sublingual sufentanil tablet system (SSTS) in comparison to intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV-PCA) with piritramide for the management ...
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Open AccessDefining the canal for ischial and pubic screws in cup revision surgery
When revising acetabular cups, it is often necessary to provide additional stabilisation with screws. In extensive defect situations, the placement of screws caudally in the ischium and/or pubis is biomechanic...
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Open AccessDestructive per continuitatem spondylodiscitis after endovascular abdominal or thoracic aneurysm repair (EVAR/TEVAR): rare and untreatable?
Very few publications have previously described spondylodiscitis as a potential complication of endovascular aortic procedures (EVAR/TEVAR). We present to our knowledge the first case series of spondylodisciti...
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Open AccessMRI following scoliosis surgery? An analysis of implant heating, displacement, torque, and susceptibility artifacts
The implant constructs used in scoliosis surgery are often long with a high screw density. Therefore, it is generally believed that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) should not be carried out after scoliosis su...
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Open AccessLumbar hemivertebra resection in congenital scoliosis utilizing cone-beam navigation: less radiation, more accuracy—proof of concept
To present the first known pediatric utilization of cone-beam navigation system (CBNS) for hemivertebra resection and spondylodesis
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Cone beam-navigated core decompression of bone marrow edema syndrome
The aim of the study was to compare decompression of bone-marrow edema or osteonecrosis of the proximal femur by means of a cone beam-based imaging and navigation system (cone beam-navigated decompression, CBN...
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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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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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ALIF and total disc replacement versus 2-level circumferential fusion with TLIF: a prospective, randomized, clinical and radiological trial
Prospective, randomized trial.
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Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Jianqiang Ni et al. concerning “ALIF and total disc replacement versus 2-level circumferential fusion with TLIF: a prospective, randomized, clinical and radiological trial” by Hoff EK, Strube P, Pumberger M, et al. (2015) Eur Spine J. doi:10.1007/s00586-015-3852-y
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Erratum to: Parameters influencing the outcome after total disc replacement at the lumbosacral junction. Part 2: distraction and posterior translation lead to clinical failure after a mean follow-up of 5 years
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MR guidance and thermometry of percutaneous laser disc decompression in open MRI: an initial clinical investigation
To assess the feasibility, safety and efficacy of real-time MR guidance and thermometry of percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD).
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Parameters influencing the outcome after total disc replacement at the lumbosacral junction. Part 2: distraction and posterior translation lead to clinical failure after a mean follow-up of 5 years
The aim of the second part of the study was to investigate the influence of parameters that lead to increased facet joint contact or capsule tensile forces (disc height, lordosis, and sagittal misalignment) on...
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Differences in muscle trauma quantifiable in the laboratory between the minimally invasive anterolateral and transgluteal approach
In Europe the minimized transgluteal (TG) and anterolateral (AL) approaches are increasingly preferred in hip arthroplasty (THA).
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Dynamic stabilization adjacent to single-level fusion: Part II. No clinical benefit for asymptomatic, initially degenerated adjacent segments after 6 years follow-up
Progression of degeneration is often described in patients with initially degenerated segment adjacent to fusion (iASD) at the time of surgery. The aim of the present study was to compare dynamic fixation of a...
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Dynamic stabilization adjacent to single-level fusion: Part I. Biomechanical effects on lumbar spinal motion
Progression of superior adjacent segment degeneration (PASD) could possibly be avoided by dynamic stabilization of an initially degenerated adjacent segment (AS). The current study evaluates ex vivo the biomec...
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Allogenic versus autologous cancellous bone in lumbar segmental spondylodesis: a randomized prospective study
The current gold standard in lumbar fusion consists of transpedicular fixation in combination with an interbody interponate of autologous bone from iliac crest. Because of the limited availability of autologou...
