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The unfeasible made feasible: lumbar minimally invasive hybrid stabilization with dynamic rod and mini-open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.
J Neurosurg Sci
December 2020
Department of Neurological Surgery, G. Rodolico University Hospital, Catania, Italy.
Posterior dynamic stabilization of the lumbar spine is spreading as a viable alternative to spinal fusion, aiming to achieve an equally satisfactory clinical outcome without making the spine completely rigid. We describe the feasibility of a minimally invasive surgical technique used to implant a hybrid system and perform a mini-open (m-open) transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) in patients suffering from degenerative spondylolistesis and adjacent level's degenerative disc disease (DDD). Three patients (2 females), suffering from degenerative spondylolistesis and adjacent level's DDD, underwent two-level hybrid stabilization combining a rigid, circumferential fusion (with m-open TLIF) at the level involved by spondylolistesis and a dynamic stabilization at the adjacent one.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBsmI, ApaI and TaqI Polymorphisms in the Vitamin D Receptor Gene (VDR) and Association with Lumbar Spine Pathologies: An Italian Case-Control Study.
PLoS One
July 2017
Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
Three adjacent single nucleotide polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) BsmI (rs1544410), ApaI (rs7975232), and TaqI (rs731236) are commonly studied in several pathologies. We aimed to evaluate the distribution of VDR BsmI, ApaI, and TaqI allele, genotype, and haplotype frequencies in an Italian cohort of 266 patients with lumbar spine disorders assessed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging and 252 asymptomatic controls. The exposure to putative risk factors was evaluated by a questionnaire.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF3D CT imaging of the lumbo-sacral spine after surgical treatment of L5-S1 spondylolisthesis by postero-lateral spondylodesis.
Ortop Traumatol Rehabil
April 2003
II Zakład Radiologii Lekarskiej Akademii Medycznej, Lublin.
Background. The aim of the study is the evaluation of the spatial imaging computed tomography (3D CT) of lumbo-sacral spine after surgically treated spondylolistesis L5-S1 with the postero-lateral spondylodesis using autogenic bone grafts.
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Shape of the lumbo-sacral spine in the sagittal plane in L5-S1 spondylolisthesis.
Ortop Traumatol Rehabil
October 2006
Klinika Ortopedii i Rehabilitacji Akademii Medycznej, Lublin.
Background. Analyses of the relations between sagittal radiographic parameters in spondylolisthesis are rare, although the anterior slippage in spondylolisthesis can affect the natural relationship between the inclination of the sacrum and lumbar lordosis. The aim of our study was to determine the inclination of the sacrum, lumbar lordosis, anterior slippage and their mutual correlations of each other in patients with L5/S1 spondylolisthesis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRelationship between alterations of the lumbar spine, visualized with magnetic resonance imaging, and occupational variables.
Eur Spine J
February 2007
Orthopaedic Surgery, Federico II University Naples, Naples, Italy.
Although the effect of physical workload on the occurrence of low back pain (LBP) has been extensively investigated, few quantitative studies have examined the morphological changes visualized via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in relation to occupational variables. The relationship between the severity of some abnormalities such as lumbar spinal stenosis or spondylolisthesis and physical or psychosocial occupational risk factors has not been investigated previously. In this cross-sectional study patients fulfilled the following inclusion criteria: (1) long-standing (minimum 1-year) LBP radiating down the leg (or not); (2) age more than 40 years; (3) willingness to undergo an MRI of the lumbar spine; and (4) ability to speak Italian.
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