Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med
November 2024
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 50-year-old patient who presented to the emergency department with palpitations, nausea, vomiting, and chest discomfort. She was found to have a reduced ejection fraction and basal wall hypokinesis on point-of-care ultrasound concerning for reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
Discussion: Reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a rare variant of takotsubo cardiomyopathy and involves basal ballooning instead of apical ballooning.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
September 2024
Summary Of Background Data: Yilgor et al developed the lumbar Lordosis Distribution Index to individualize the pelvic mismatch to each patient's pelvic incidence. The cervical lordosis distribution in relation to its apex has not been characterized.
Objective: Tailor correction of cervical deformity by incorporating the cervical apex into a distribution index(CLDI) to maximize clinical outcomes while lowering rates of junctional failure.
This retrospective study assesses the efficacy and tolerability of anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide (anti-CGRP) therapy in adolescents and young adults (ages 12-21) with migraine and chronic daily headaches unresponsive to standard treatments. Migraines in this demographic significantly impair school performance, self-esteem, psychological well-being, and cognitive health. These young patients are also particularly sensitive to the side effects of conventional medications, which are often prescribed off-label and come with high insurance denial rates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The objective was to evaluate factors associated with the long-term durability of outcomes in adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients.
Methods: Operative ASD patients fused from at least L1 to the sacrum with baseline (BL) to 5-year (5Y) follow-up were included. Substantial clinical benefit (SCB) in Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), numeric rating scale (NRS)-back, NRS-leg, and Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-22r scores and physical component score were assessed on the basis of previously published values.
Background: The association of Hounsfield units (HU) and junctional pathologies in adult cervical deformity (ACD) surgery has not been elucidated.
Objective: Assess if the bone mineral density of the LIV, as assessed by HUs, is prognostic for the risk of complications after ACD surgery.
Study Design/setting: Retrospective cohort study.
Background And Objectives: For patients with surgical adult spinal deformity (ASD), our understanding of alignment has evolved, especially in the last 20 years. Determination of optimal restoration of alignment and spinal shape has been increasingly studied, yet the assessment of how these alignment schematics have incrementally added benefit to outcomes remains to be evaluated.
Methods: Patients with ASD with baseline and 2-year were included, classified by 4 alignment measures: Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-Schwab, Age-Adjusted, Roussouly, and Global Alignment and Proportion (GAP).
Objective: To assess the financial impact of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols and cost-effectiveness in cervical deformity corrective surgery.
Study Design: Retrospective review of prospective CD database.
Background: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) can help accelerate patient recovery and assist hospitals in maximizing the incentives of bundled payment models while maintaining high-quality patient care.
Study Design: Retrospective cohort.
Objective: To investigate the impact of evolving Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols on outcomes after cervical deformity (CD) surgery.
Background: ERAS can help accelerate patient recovery and assist hospitals in maximizing the incentives of bundled payment models while maintaining high-quality patient care.
Purpose: To investigate the effect of a prehabilitation program on peri- and post-operative outcomes in adult cervical deformity (CD) surgery.
Methods: Operative CD patients ≥ 18 years with complete baseline (BL) and 2-year (2Y) data were stratified by enrollment in a prehabilitation program beginning in 2019. Patients were stratified as having undergone prehabilitation (Prehab+) or not (Prehab-).
Objective: Recent debate has arisen between whether to use a three-column osteotomy (3CO) or multilevel low-grade (MLG) techniques to treat severe sagittal malalignment in adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery. The goal of this study was to compare the outcomes of 3CO and MLG techniques performed in corrective surgeries for ASD.
Methods: ASD patients who had a baseline PI-LL > 30° and 2-year follow-up data were included.
Study Design: Retrospective cohort.
Objective: To evaluate factors associated with the long-term durability of cost-effectiveness (CE) in ASD patients.
Background: A substantial increase in costs associated with the surgical treatment for adult spinal deformity (ASD) has given precedence to scrutinize the value and utility it provides.
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand)
December 2023
Plant extracts have been shown to be effective in treating a variety of ailments; however their hydrophilic nature and unique chemical structure have caused significant hurdles due to their low bioavailability. Phytosomes technology is used to improve the absorption of phytoconstituents that are difficult to absorb. Among the leading deaths in the society is malignancy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Craniovertebr Junction Spine
November 2023
Background: Chiari malformation (CM) is a cluster of related developmental anomalies of the posterior fossa ranging from asymptomatic to fatal. Cranial and spinal decompression can help alleviate symptoms of increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure and correct spinal deformity. As surgical intervention for CM increases in frequency, understanding predictors of reoperation may help optimize neurosurgical planning.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: Achieving spinopelvic realignment during adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery does not always produce ideal outcomes. Little is known whether compensation in lower extremities (LEs) plays a role in this disassociation. The objective is to analyze lower extremity compensation after complex ASD surgery, its effect on outcomes, and whether correction can alleviate these mechanisms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The objective was to determine the degree of regional decompensation to pelvic tilt (PT) normalization after complex adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery.
Methods: Operative ASD patients with 1 year of PT measurements were included. Patients with normalized PT at baseline were excluded.
Cervical spine deformity surgery has significantly evolved over recent decades. There has been substantial work performed, which has furthered the true understanding of alignment and advancements in surgical technique and instrumentation. Concomitantly, understanding of cervical spine pathology and the contributing drivers have also improved, which have influenced the development of classification systems for cervical spine deformity and the development of treatment-guiding algorithms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Design/setting: Retrospective single-center study.
Background: The global alignment and proportion score is widely used in adult spinal deformity surgery. However, it is not specific to the parameters used in adult cervical deformity (ACD).
Objective: We sought to assess factors contributing to optimal radiographic outcomes.
Methods: Operative adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients with baseline and 5-year (5Y) data were included. Optimal alignment (O) was defined as improving in at least 1 Scoliosis Research Society-Schwab modifier without worsening in any Scoliosis Research Society-Schwab modifier.
Objective: The objective of this study was to adjust the sagittal age-adjusted score (SAAS) to accommodate frailty in alignment considerations and thereby increase the predictability of clinical outcomes and junctional failure.
Methods: Surgical adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients with 2-year data were included. Frailty was assessed with the continuous ASD modified frailty index (ASD-mFI).
J Neurosurg Spine
December 2023
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the cost utility of nonoperative treatment for adult spinal deformity (ASD).
Methods: Nonoperatively and operatively treated patients who met database criteria for ASD and in whom complete radiographic and health-related quality of life data at baseline and at 2 years were available were included. A cost analysis was completed on the PearlDiver database assessing the average cost of nonoperative treatment prior to surgical intervention based on previously published treatments (NSAIDs, narcotics, muscle relaxants, epidural steroid injections, physical therapy, and chiropractor).
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess whether delaying surgical management of cervical deformity (CD) in patients with concomitant mild myelopathy increases the risk of suboptimal outcomes.
Methods: Patients aged ≥ 18 years who had a baseline diagnosis of mild myelopathy with baseline and up to 2 years of postoperative data were assessed. Patients were categorized as having CD (CD+) or not (CD-) at baseline.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
March 2024
Study Design: Retrospective Cohort Study.
Objective: To assess if there is a threshold of baseline disability beyond which the patient-reported outcomes after surgical correction of adult spinal deformity (ASD) are adversely impacted.
Background: Patient-reported outcomes vary after correction of adult spinal deformity, even when patients are optimally realigned.
Study Design: A retrospective cohort review.
Objective: To develop a scoring system for predicting increased risk of postoperative complications in adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery based on baseline nutritional and metabolic factors.
Background: Endocrine and metabolic conditions have been shown to adversely influence patient outcomes and may increase the likelihood of postoperative complications.