Efficacy and safety of hollow pedicle screw-anchored bone cement combined with posterior long-segment fixation for Stage III Kümmell's disease.

Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of hollow pedicle screw-anchored bone cement combined with posterior long-segment fixation (LSF) for the treatment of Stage III Kümmell's disease.

Patients And Methods: The study retrospectively analyzed 23 patients (18 females, 5 males; mean age: 70.1±6.

Establishment of an animal model of adjacent segment degeneration after interbody fusion and related experimental studies.

Background: Degenerative spine conditions are common and frequent clinical diseases, and adjacent segment disease (ASD) after spinal fusion (SF) is a common complication after spinal fusion (SF). In this study, we established an animal model of ASD after interbody fusion to observe the morphologic changes of adjacent segment (AS) disks and to determine the expression and significance of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-1beta (IL-1β) in ASD tissues to provide a good experimental basis and reference for clinical prevention and treatment of ASD after interbody fusion.

Methods: Thirty-six male and female New Zealand rabbits weighing 2.

The Efficacy of Scouting Technology in Pedicle Screw Placement in the Patients With Degenerative Scoliosis.

Objective: To investigate the curative effect of ball tip technology in pedicle screw placement in the patients with degenerative scoliosis (DS), as compared to traditional freehand technique.

Methods: A total of 90 patients with degenerative scoliosis who were admitted to Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Engineering University from October 2019 to October 2021 were selected as the objects in this prospective study. They were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group with 45 cases in each.

Effects of full-threaded headless cannulated compression screws and anatomical plates on the efficacy, safety, and prognosis of patients with triplane fractures of the distal tibia.

Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy, safety, and prognosis of full-threaded headless cannulated compression screws (HCCSs) and anatomical plates (APs) in the treatment of triplane fractures of the distal tibia.

Methods: In this retrospective study, 74 patients with triplane fractures of the distal tibia treated in our hospital from April 2017 to March 2019 were selected as the research subjects. Among them, 38 patients receiving full-threaded HCCSs were assigned to the research group (RG), and the remaining 36 patients receiving APs were assigned to the control group (CG).

Quantitative Evaluation of Compressed L4-5 and S1 Nerve Roots of Lumbar Disc Herniation Patients by Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Fiber Tractography.

Objective: To delineate fractional anisotropy (FA) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of compressed nerve roots in patients with lumbar disc herniation by diffusion tensor imaging and fiber bundle tracing and investigate the relationship between FA and ADC values and Swiss Spinal Stenosis Questionnaire and visual analog scale scores.

Methods: Twenty patients with lumbar disc herniation and 20 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers were assessed using the Swiss Spinal Stenosis Questionnaire and visual analog scale. All subjects underwent conventional sagittal T1-weighted and T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, axial T2-weighted imaging, and diffusion tensor imaging and fiber tractography.