A retrospective case-control study on the effectiveness of preoperative diffusion tensor imaging for mitigating nerve injury in extreme lateral interbody fusion surgery.

Background Context: Extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) has been established as an effective treatment for degenerative disorders of the lumbar spine. Nevertheless, there is a potential risk of lumbar plexus damage associated with XLIF, especially during surgeries at the L4-5 segment. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) evaluates the directional diffusion of water molecules in tissue, providing a more intricate depiction of internal tissue microstructure compared to conventional MRI techniques.

The magnetic resonance imaging-based vertebral bone quality scoring system: A novel method to evaluate endplate changes in patients with primary single-level disk herniation and Modic changes.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate differences in vertebral fat distribution and bone density between patients with and without Modic changes (MCs) using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) scoring system.

Patients And Methods: In this retrospective study, 189 patients (95 males, 94 females; mean age: 54±2.2 years; range, 18 to 82 years) with primary single-level disk herniation were reviewed between June 2021 and June 2022.

The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Schneid (Rhamnaceae).

Schneid 1914 is a member of the and endemic to China. In this study, the complete chloroplast genome of was sequenced and assembled. The complete chloroplast genome was 160,049 bp in length, including a pair of inverted repeats (IRs) of 26,502 bp, one large single copy (LSC) region of 88,274 bp and one small single copy (SSC) region of 18,771 bp.

Risk factors of cage nonunion after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

The aim of our study was to explore risk factors of cage nonunion after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF).295 patients underwent ACDF in our hospital between Jan. 2014 and Jan.

Lateral ventriculo-peritoneal shunt treating delayed cerebrospinal fluid leak after cervical laminoplasty: Case report.

Rationale: Delayed cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak is a rare and terrible complication after cervical surgery, potentially causing morbidity or even threatening life.

Patient Concerns: A 55-year-old Chinese male, with a history of hypertension for 8 years, complained of numbness and weakness of both upper limbs for 10 years. Strength of right upper limb triceps and wrist extensor muscle was slight weakness.

A comparative study for the usage of Fidji cervical cages after multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

Background: Postoperative dysphagia is one major concern in the treatment for patients with cervical spine spondylosis by using anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with plating and cage system.

Purpose: To evaluate the influence of two types of surgery for multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) on postoperative dysphagia, namely ACDF with cage alone (ACDF-CA) using Fidji cervical cages and ACDF with cage and plate fixation (ACDF-CP).

Methods: A retrospective study was performed in 62 consecutive patients with multilevel CSM, including 32 underwent ACDF-CA (group A) and 30 underwent ACDF-CP (group B).

Vitamin D improves the content of TGF-β and IGF-1 in intervertebral disc of diabetic rats.

Objective: The contents of transforming growth factor-β and insulin-like growth factor-1 in disc of diabetic rats were measured at three different periods after injected with 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3, and compared with that in normal rats. The significance of content changes was also discussed.

Methods: Fourty-five Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were divided into three groups, namely the experimental group (STZ+calcitriol), control group (STZ+citrate buffer), and normal group (citrate buffer).

Application of transiliac approach to intervertebral endoscopic discectomy in L5/S1 intervertebral disc herniation.

Objective: To discuss the significance and the short-term effect of bone puncture technique in transiliac approach to intervertebral endoscopic discectomy for the treatment of L5/S1 intervertebral disc herniation.

Methods: Nineteen patients were diagnosed as L5/S1 disc herniation and treated using transiliac approach to endoscopic discectomy (group I), and 20 patients were diagnosed as L5/S1 disc herniation and underwent conventional approach (group R) [corrected]. Leg pain was evaluated by VAS.

Analysis of the clinical effects of transforaminal endoscopic discectomy on lumbar disk herniation combined with common peroneal nerve paralysis: a 2-year follow-up retrospective study on 32 patients.

Background: Very few studies have discussed transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (TED) in the treatment of common peroneal nerve paralysis induced by lumbar disk herniation (LDH). This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of TED in the treatment of LDH combined with common peroneal nerve paralysis.

Materials And Methods: The clinical and follow-up data of 32 patients with common peroneal nerve paralysis induced by LDH undergoing TED from March 2011 to April 2014 were retrospectively analyzed in this study.

Evaluation of Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy in Treatment of Obese Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation.

BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (TED) in the treatment of obese patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH). MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 69 obese patients with LDH (35 males and 34 females; age range, 24 to 43 years; median age, 34 years) were included in this study. These patients had undergone TED from March 2011 to December 2015 in the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University.

True anteroposterior view pedicle screw insertion technique.

Background: The wide use of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) surgery in the treatment of degenerative disc disease of lumbar spine in spinal surgery highlights the gradual decrease in the use of traditional pedicle screw insertion technology. This study aims to analyze the accuracy of the true anteroposterior view pedicle screw insertion technique in MIS-TLIF surgery, compare it with conventional pedicle screw insertion technology, and discuss its clinical application value.

Methods: Fifty-two patients undergoing true anteroposterior view (group A) and 87 patients undergoing conventional pedicle screw insertion (group B) were diagnosed with lumbar disc herniation or lumbar spinal stenosis.