Effectiveness of a Gelatin-Thrombin Matrix Sealant (Floseal®) for Reducing Blood Loss During Microendoscopic Decompression Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Objectives: To investigate the effectiveness and safety of a gelatin-thrombin matrix sealant (GTMS) during microendoscopic laminectomy (MEL) for lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSCS).

Methods: This study included 158 LSCS cases on hemostasis-affecting medication who underwent MEL by a single surgeon between September 2016 and August 2020.

Efficacy of posterior decompression and fixation based on ossification-kyphosis angle criteria for multilevel ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the thoracic spine.

OBJECTIVE The range of decompression in posterior decompression and fixation for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the thoracic spine (T-OPLL) can be established using an index of spinal cord decompression based on the ossification-kyphosis angle (OKA) measured in the sagittal view on MRI. However, an appropriate OKA cannot be achieved in some cases, and posterior fixation is applied in cases with insufficient decompression. Moreover, it is unclear whether spinal cord decompression of the ventral side is essential for the treatment of OPLL.

Comparison between minimally invasive spine stabilization with and without posterior decompression for the management of spinal metastases: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Posterior decompression and stabilization plays significant roles in palliative surgery for metastatic spinal tumor. However, the indication for addition of posterior decompression have not been examined. The purpose of this study was to investigate a retrospective cohort of outcomes of metastatic spinal tumor treated with minimally invasive spine stabilization (MISt) with or without posterior decompression.

Multiple vertebral fractures associated with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis treated with teriparatide followed by kyphosis correction fusion: a case report.

Unlabelled: Surgical treatment of multiple vertebral fractures in patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis is difficult because of a high rate of secondary fracture postoperatively. A case is described in which initial treatment with teriparatide to improve osteoporosis followed by treatment of kyphosis with correction fusion achieved a favorable outcome.

Introduction: Secondary fracture frequently occurs after treatment of vertebral fracture with vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty in patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, but effective treatment of multiple vertebral fractures has rarely been reported.

Clinical results of multidisciplinary therapy including palliative posterior spinal stabilization surgery and postoperative adjuvant therapy for metastatic spinal tumor.

Background: Surgeries performed for metastatic spinal tumor are mostly palliative and are controversial for patients with short life expectancy. We investigated whether palliative posterior spinal stabilization surgery with postoperative multidisciplinary therapy results in improvement of life prognosis and activities of daily living (ADL) in patients with metastatic spinal tumor.

Methods: The subjects were 55 patients who underwent palliative posterior-only instrumentation surgery for metastatic spinal tumor at our hospital between 2012 and 2015.

Transplantation of dedifferentiation fat cells promotes intervertebral disc regeneration in a rat intervertebral disc degeneration model.

Our group has reported that mature adipocyte-derived dedifferentiated fat (DFAT) cells show multilineage differentiation potential similar to that observed in mesenchymal stem cells. In the present study, we examined whether DFAT cell transplantation could contribute to intervertebral disc regeneration using a rat intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) model. The IDD was created in Sprague-Dawley rats by puncturing at level of caudal intervertebral disc under fluoroscopy.

Clinical Results of Minimally Invasive Spine Stabilization for Spinal Metastases.

The goal of the study was to evaluate minimally invasive palliative surgery and the effect of postoperative adjuvant therapy for metastatic spinal tumor with a limited vital prognosis. Of the 70 patients who underwent palliative surgery for metastatic spinal tumor at the authors' hospital between March 2012 and May 2016, thirty-three were treated with minimally invasive spine stabilization (MISt) using percutaneous pedicle screws (PPSs) and included in the current study. Of the 33 patients, 26 were men and 7 were women; mean age at surgery was 68.