Surgical treatment of the lower cervical brucellosis with osteoporosis in the northwest region of China: review of 22 cases.

Objective: To analyze the surgical treatment of patients with cervical brucellosis with osteoporosis over a 4-year period in Northwest China.

Methods: From 2013 to 2018, 22 patients (12 males and 10 females) with lower cervical spine brucellosis (C3-C7) underwent anterior lesion debridement, decompression, bone grafting and internal fixation combined with posterior bone graft fusion and internal fixation (ADDF+PIF). The follow-up period averaged 37.

Safety and Efficacy of Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Combined with Gelatin Sponge Impregnated with Dexamethasone and No Drainage Tube after Surgery in the Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Disease.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to use a gelatin sponge impregnated with dexamethasone, combined with minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) and no drainage tube after the operation for early postoperative recurrence of root pain caused by edema.

Methods: A prospective case series study was designed. From September 2015 to January 2018, eligible patients diagnosed with lumbar degenerative disease underwent MIS-TLIF combined with a gelatin sponge impregnated with dexamethasone and no drainage tube after surgery.

Percutaneous kyphoplasty versus posterior spinal fixation with vertebroplasty for treatment of Kümmell disease: A case-control study with minimal 2-year follow-up.

This is a retrospective case-control study.The aim of this study was to compare the surgical results of percutaneous kyphoplasty (KP) and posterior spinal fixation with vertebroplasty (PSF+VP) for treatment of Kümmell disease (KD).KD is rare form of post-traumatic delayed avascular necrosis of the vertebral body.

A morphometric study of the middle and lower cervical vertebral endplates and their components.

Cervical disc arthroplasty is a common method of treating cervical degenerative disease. However, the footprints of most prosthesis dimensions are obtained from data of Caucasian individuals. Besides, there is a large discrepancy between footprints of currently available cervical disc prostheses and anatomic dimensions of cervical endplates.

Biomechanical Analysis of a Novel Prosthesis Based on the Physiological Curvature of Endplate for Cervical Disc Replacement.

Study Design: Biomechanical analysis of a novel prosthesis based on the physiological curvature of endplate was performed.

Objective: To compare the biomechanical differences between a novel prosthesis based on the physiological curvature of the endplate and the Prestige LP prosthesis after cervical disc replacement (CDR).

Summary Of Background Data: Artificial disc prostheses have been widely used to preserve the physiological function of treated and adjacent motion segments in CDR, while most of those present a flat surface instead of an arcuate surface which approximately similar to anatomic structures in vivo.

The Role of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament in Cervical Disc Replacement: An Ovine Cadaveric Biomechanical Analysis.

BACKGROUND Cervical disc replacement (CDR) has been widely used to restore and maintain mobility and function of the treated and adjacent motion segments. Posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL) resection has been shown to be efficient in anterior cervical decompression and fusion. However, less is known about the biomechanical effect of PLL removal versus preservation in cervical disc arthroplasty.