Publications by authors named "O Gille"
Surgical site infection (SSI) is responsible for significant morbidity, prolonged hospital stays, and increased costs. Infectious endocarditis (IE) is a rare but serious complication of bacteremia, particularly that resulting from SSI. The VIRSTA score predicts the risk of IE and determines the priority of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in patients with bacteremia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Implications of Sacralized Transitional Vertebra on Spinal Alignment.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
October 2024
Study Design: Retrospective study of a multicentric prospective database.
Objective: This study aimed to determine, in a cohort of healthy volunteers, the impact of sacralized lumbo-sacral transitional vertebra (LSTV) on spinal alignment according to its grade, particularly regarding lumbar lordosis magnitude and distribution, and the implications for spinopelvic parameters measurement.
Summary Of Background Data: There is little data regarding spinopelvic alignment assessment in LSTV patients.
Article Synopsis
- This multicentric retrospective study aimed to establish normative values for proximal junctional angles (PJA) in adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery patients, using data from healthy volunteers for comparison.
- The study analyzed data from 721 healthy individuals and 824 ASD surgery patients, assessing the rates of abnormal PJA values and comparing them with the rates of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) using different definitions.
- Findings revealed significant differences in PJK rates based on the criteria used, highlighting the need for more precise level-adjusted assessments of PJA values to better define abnormalities and challenge traditional definitions of PJK.
Distal junctional failure (DJF) is less commonly described than proximal junctional failure following posterior spinal fusion, and particularly adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery. We describe a case series of patients with DJF, taking into account sagittal spinopelvic alignment, and suggest potential risk factors in light of the current literature. We performed a single-center, retrospective review of posterior spinal fusion patients with DJF who underwent subsequent revision surgery between June 2009 and January 2019.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDisc Versus Vertebral Body Contribution to Lumbar Lordosis in Asymptomatic Subjects.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- This study is a retrospective analysis of a database aiming to understand how vertebral bodies and discs contribute to lumbar lordosis, especially as people age and how this is affected by pelvic incidence.
- 645 healthy volunteers were analyzed to track changes in lumbar lordosis, finding that as age increases, the lordosis from discs decreases while vertebral body kyphosis increases, particularly in older adults.
- The findings suggest that the vertebral body's importance in lumbar lordosis rises with pelvic incidence and highlights the significance of these changes for surgical planning in the lumbar spine.