Objective: To investigate the efficacy of a lateral mass fusion device combined with a three-dimensional-printed model in treatment of craniovertebral junction abnormalities.
Methods: This retrospective study comprised 56 patients with irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation who underwent posterior fixation between January 2016 and December 2019. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to whether or not cages were used-cage group and autograft group.
Medicine (Baltimore)
September 2021
Background: Anemia is one of the most common manifestations in patients with cancer. Recently, multiple studies have shown a positive correlation between pretreatment anemia and tumor prognosis. Yet, the relationship between pretreatment anemia and the prognosis of soft tissue sarcomas (STS) is unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the effect of CT-assisted limited decompression in managing single segment A3 lumbar burst fracture.
Method: A retrospective study (January 2015-June, 2019). One hundred six cases with single-level Magerl type A3 lumbar burst fractures treated with short-segment posterior internal fixation and limited decompression.
Objective: The clinical outcomes, radiological parameters, complication rate and the cost of implants in two-level ACDF with and without screws in the intervening segment were compared.
Methods: A retrospective study of 68 patients who underwent 2-level ACDF from January 2014 to June 2016 was performed. The patients were divided into two groups: ACDF with screws in the intervening vertebra and those without screws in the intervening vertebra.