Patient-reported outcome from minimal invasive surgery compared with conventional open surgery for thoracolumbar fractures of the spine.

Study Design: retrospective cohort study of prospectively collected data.

Objective: The treatment guidelines for thoracolumbar spinal fractures are controversial although minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is a popular alternative to the traditional open approach (TOA). Limited data exists about outcomes after MIS fracture treatment.

Correction to: Providence nighttime bracing is effective in treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis even in curves larger than 35°.

SpineTech should correctly been written as Spinal Technology, inc.

Providence nighttime bracing is effective in treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis even in curves larger than 35°.

Unlabelled: Since 2006, the Providence nighttime brace has been used for a conservative treatment for scoliosis. Previous studies comparing the outcomes after full-time bracing and nighttime bracing have reported a comparable outcome with curves < 35°. The aim of this study was to report the outcome after treatment in a cohort of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients, with curves between 20° and 45°.

Comparison of synthetic bone graft ABM/P-15 and allograft on uninstrumented posterior lumbar spine fusion in sheep.

Background: Spinal fusion is a commonly used procedure in spinal surgery. To ensure stable fusion, bone graft materials are used. ABM/P-15 (commercial name i-Factor™ Flex) is an available synthetic bone graft material that has CE approval in Europe.

Comparison of in-and outpatients protocols for providence night time only bracing in AIS patients - compliance and satisfaction.

Background: Skeletally immature patients diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and a Cobb angle above 25degrees is usually treated with a brace. Standard protocols in many centers include hospitalisation for a few days for the purpose of brace adaptation and fitting. The aim of this study is to compare compliance and satisfaction in hospitalization and out patient clinic protocols, at the initiation phase of brace treatment.

Twelve-months follow-up in forty-nine patients with acute/semiacute osteoporotic vertebral fractures treated conservatively or with percutaneous vertebroplasty: a clinical randomized study.

Study Design: Clinical randomized study.

Objective: Percutaneous vertebroplasty is compared to conservative treatment in patients with acute or subacute osteoporotic vertebral fractures with respect to pain, physical and mental outcomes. The risk of vertebral fractures adjacent to treated levels is assessed.

[Percutaneous vertebroplasty with only few complications--a retrospective study].

Introduction: Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) was introduced in 1984 and has proved to be valuable in the treatment of painful vertebral lesions such as haemangiomas, metastasis, and osteoporotic fractures. According to the literature, the operation provides pain relief with only few and harmless complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate our perioperative experiences with special reference to the safety of the procedure.

Percutaneous vertebroplasty compared to conservative treatment in patients with painful acute or subacute osteoporotic vertebral fractures: three-months follow-up in a clinical randomized study.

Study Design: Clinical randomized study.

Objective: The aim of this study is to compare percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) to conservative treatment of patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures in a clinical randomized study with respect to pain, physical and mental outcome, and to asses the risk of adjacent fractures.

Summary Of Background Data: PVP is a therapeutic procedure performed to reduce pain in vertebral lesions.