Evaluation of functional outcomes in individuals 10 years after posterior lumbar interbody fusion with corundum implants and decompression: a comparison of 2 surgical techniques.

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate lumbar spine-related functional disability in individuals 10 years after lumbar decompression and lumbar decompression with posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) with corundum implants surgery for degenerative stenosis and to compare the long-term outcome of these 2 surgical techniques.

Material/methods: From 1998 to 2002, 100 patients with single-level lumbar stenosis were surgically treated. The patients were randomly divided into 2 groups that did not differ in terms of clinical or neurological symptoms.

Return to work after spinal stenosis surgery and the patient's quality of life.

Introduction: The return to work of patients who undergo spinal surgery poses important medical and social challenge.

Objectives: 1) To establish whether patients who undergo spinal stenosis surgery later return to work. 2) To establish the patient's attitude towards employment.

Diagnostic and therapeutic problems of back pain syndromes and their distribution according to a colour coding system of flags.

Background: Back pain poses a serious clinical problem in some cases, because under the clinical symptoms of back pain might be other hidden diseases. The aim of this study was to present difficulties in diagnosis and treatment of various diseases of the spine and 2. description to the flagship division, based on the traffic lights.

Digital computed tomography evaluation of spinal canal and dural sac before and after surgical decompression of lumbar stenosis.

Introduction: Advances in digital computed tomography prompted the authors to use this technique to measure correlations between the lumbar spinal canal and the dural sac. The aim of the study was to: 1. Evaluate the value of surgical decompression of neural structures using digital computed tomography.

Assessment of spinal canal shape and intervertebral joint angles in lumbar spine.

Background: Publications concerning the shape of the spinal canal and degenerative changes in the intervertebral joints have not described this issue in full detail to date, especially with regard to the causes of pain syndromes associated with degenerative changes in intervertebral joints. The aim of the study was to assess the shape of the spinal canal and joint surface angles at L3, L4 and L5.

Material And Methods: The study involved 176 patients with clinical and radiological evidence of spinal canal stenosis confirmed by computed tomography.

Assessment of lumbar spinal canal morphology with digital computed tomography.

Background: The study of lumbar spine pathology requires adequate preparation and knowledge of the normal structure of this part of the spine. The main goal of the study was to assess spinal canal morphology with computed tomography. The sagittal and interpedicular dimensions and surface area were considered the most important measurements.

Digital computed tomography affords new measurement possibilities in lumbar stenosis.

Introduction: The problem of lumbar stenosis has been analysed at length in the literature as the number of patients with low back pain of this aetiology continues to increase. The aim of this study was:1. to carry out a prospective study assessing the dimensions of spinal canal on the basis of CT data and to compare patient data with a control group.

Posterior lumbar interbody fusion using ceramic implants.

Background. The aim of our study was to assess the impact on surgical outcome of using ceramic implants in Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF). Material and methods.

Outcome in the treatment of discopathy by interbody fusion with the posterior approach using metal cages.

Background. Discopathy most often occurs in persons from 20 to 50 years old, in the period of greatest physical and intellectual capacity, and thus poses a major social problem. The goal of our research was to evaluation the outcome of interbody fusion performed with metal cages.

Diagnosis and surgical management of disk herniations and cervical spondylosis using Tibone implants.

Background. This article describes the diagnosis and surgical management of disk herniations and cervical spondylosis using Tibone implants. The aim of the study was to answer the question: Is decompression and interbody fusion at one clinically active level enough to provide a good outcome, or is it necessary to extend the operative procedure in the presence of multisegmental lesions in order to avoid symptoms from other levels? Material and methods.

Correlation between centralization or peripheralization of symptoms in low back pain and the results of magnetic resonance imaging.

Background. One of the main reasons for low back pain is displacement of the nucleus pulposus within the intervertebral disc and spinal canal. In the diagnosis of low back pain a clinical examination is essential, supplemented by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

[Arthroscopy scapulothoracic articulation (introduction of this method)].

The authors have introduced arthroscopy of scapulothoracic. They have treated 37 years old patient who suffer from bursitis with pain and crepitus. They have used arthroscopy procedure.

[Analysis of different constitutional, clinical, radiographic factors of 160 patients with low back pain based on own studies, observations and literature].

Background: Low back pain has both different etiopatogenesis and clinical symptoms. The most common reason of pain is degeneration of intervertebral disc. Development of civilisation causes an increase in prevalence and treatment's costs.

[Osteosarcoma of the lumbar spine--a case report].

Primary osteogenic sarcoma of the spine is a very rare tumor. A case of osteosarcoma of the lumbar spine in a 22-year-old man is presented. Diagnosis was obtained by an open biopsy.

[Nonsymptomatic changes in magnetic resonansce imaging of spine among airforce candidates].

Background: Problems of low back and neck pain are were important for persons, who decided to participate in sport or to educate and work in jobs requiring high accelerations and loads. The aim of the study was evaluate a structure the whole spine on magnetic resonansce imaging among airforce candidates.

Material And Methods: MRI of 98 young, healthy persons, with no abnormalities in structure and function of musclosceletal system, were analysed.