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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Spinal fusion"”.
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Virtual reality as complementary treatment after spinal fusion
Background and Significance: The number of lumbar spinal fusion patients increases each year nationwide. The amount of opioid pain medication used can affect the outcomes, patient satisfaction, and quality of recovery. In this project, emphasis was placed on implementing and using …
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Reducing Opioid Use Following Posterior Spinal Fusion Procedures: A Pilot Project
… there is a high rate of chronic opioid-use after spinal fusions. Current guidelines recommend the optimization of non-opioid analgesics as a primary pain control strategy with opioids acting as a secondary agent. Objective: To pilot an analgesic decision tree (ADT) featuring non-opioid analgesics …
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INTERACTION OF NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY AND COMPOSITE BIOMATERIALS FOR SPINAL FUSION
… the spine potentially causes compression on the spinal cord, which leads to permanent damage and paralysis. In order to reduce the risk of functional impairment, the current surgical treatment is spinal fusion. Spinal fusion is the most common operating room (OR) procedure among all age groups. …
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Patient and family experiences with peri-operative care for spinal fusion surgery
… affects multiple organ systems and requires spinal fusion surgery to repair the deformity and decrease the likelihood of further organ damage.4,5 While it is well-known that spinal fusion surgery is costly and a high-risk procedure, little research has evaluated the perioperative process of …
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The Design and analysis of a HA/PLA pedicle screw for spinal fusion
… widely used in the orthopaedic field to treat spinal diseases. Although spinal screws have improved over the last few decades, there is still sometimes a need for a second painful surgery to remove the instrumentation due to late-onset pain or discomfort due to breakage or infection. Polylactic …
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The impact of spinal stabilization exercises on pain, disability, and physical functional after lumbar spinal fusion
Lumbar spinal fusion (LSF) surgery is one of the most commonly performed procedures for degeneration of the lumbar spine. Though minimally invasive surgical techniques have been developed in an attempt to reduce muscle injury, some damage is unavoidable. Research on postoperative rehabilitation has …
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MRI Assessments of Adjacent Disc Degeneration of Lumbar Fusion Group versus Discectomy Group
… levels in a group of patients who underwent spinal fusion compared to a group of patients who underwent discectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-six patients who underwent spinal surgery for lumbar degenerative disease by thecorresponding author and taken minimal 2 years follow-up MRI were …
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Stability of long multiple-rod constructs and dual-rod constructs in the thoracic spine: a biomechanical cadaveric study
Spinal fusion to correct spinal deformity is typically performed with a 2-rod construct spanning the targeted area of fusion. More evidence is starting to emerge around the utility of multiple-rod constructs (typically 3 or more rods) to increase the stiffness and stability of a spinal fusion …
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흉요추부 골절의 수술적 치료 후 척추경 기기제거술의 효용성
INTRODUCTION: Removal of posterior spinal implants after a successful spinal fusion is a common procedure in thoracolumbar fractures. However, there are still ongoing controversies regarding the advantages and drawbacks of the implant removal. We aimed to investigate the clinical and radiologic …
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How adolescents who underwent surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis experienced their mental health and body image, an interpretative phenomenological analysis
… with the worst cases commonly treated with spinal fusion surgery. The experience of AIS surgery has been explored revealing psychological difficulties and body image concerns in some adolescents pre- and post operatively (Motyer et al., 2022; Rullander et al., 2013). Prior quantitative …
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In Vitro Assessment of Bone and Cartilage Stimulating Peptides
Spinal fusion is an effective and one of the most commonly used surgeries to treat intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) related low back pain. However, non-fusion still occurs in about 10-15% of the clinical cases. The global objective of this project is to develop a synthetic bone graft for the …
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Coping and quality of life of adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis
… adolescents cope with the stress of bracing or spinal fusion surgery for idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and how coping might impact quality of life (QOL) for this population is unknown. The primary aim of this study was thus to examine these relationships.</p> <p>Forty-eight adolescents participated …
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Η μελέτη της προεγχειρητικής ελαστικότητας και μετεγχειρητικής διορθώσεως του σκολιωτικού κυρτώματος
… using Harrington distraction rods and posterior spinal fusion, during the last ten years, at the Orthopaedic Department of the University of Ioannina, Medical School. Curve elasticity was preoperatively measured so that the postoperative degree of correction could be predicted. Elasticity …
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The efficacy of an adapted Roland-Morris disability questionnaire in measuring functional status of Patients with low back pain
… surgeon in deciding on the appropriateness of spinal fusion surgery for individual patients. The study aimed to detem1ine whether the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) improved its ability to measure function and different aspects of function through the addition of a 26-item scale …
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Processing-structure-property relationships of surface porous polymers for orthopaedic applications
… is steadily increasing. In some markets, such as spinal fusion and soft tissue anchors, the polymer polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is already the material of choice in the majority of implants. Despite PEEK’s widespread use, it is often associated with poor osseointegration, which can lead to implant …
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Multi-objective design optimization of a mobile-bearing total disc arthroplasty considering spinal kinematics, facet joint loads, and metal-on-polyethylene contact mechanics
… surgical technique used to treat spinal disorders, when more conservative medical therapies fail. Unfortunately, a high incidence of revision surgery exists due to postoperative complications including abnormal kinematics, facet joint arthritis, and implant failures. However, TDA …
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Polymer Composite Spinal Disc Implants
… of which no current total disc replacement or spinal fusion surgery can offer. For this study, the spinal disc was separated into its three different components, the annulus fibrosus, the nucleus pulposus, and the vertebral endplates, each playing a vital role in the function of the disc. Two …
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THE EFFECT OF INTRAWOUND VANCOMYCIN POWDER ON SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS IN POSTERIOR INSTRUMENTED SPINAL ARTHRODESES
… Sept. 2011 who underwent posterior instrumented spinal arthrodesis and received intrawound vancomycin powder prior to closure and compared their acute, deep infection rate to 371 consecutive patients from Oct. 2008 to Apr. 2005 who underwent posterior spinal instrumented arthrodesis and did not …
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Determination of the Functional Relationship Between Lumbar Lordosis and Pelvic Tilt
<p>Americans are undergoing spinal fusion surgery (SFS) at an ever increasing rate; in 2008 over 400,000 Americans underwent SFS with a national cost of approximately $33.9 billion. During SFS it is difficult for the surgeon to properly align the spine’s s-shape, as viewed from the patient’s side. …
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