Degenerative changes in the interspinous ligament

Degenerative changes of the cranial cruciate ligament harvested from dogs with cranial cruciate ligament rupture

Degenerative cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture is characterized histologically by degenerating extracellular matrix (ECM) and chondroid metaplasia. Here, we describe the progression of chondroid metaplasia and the changes in the expression of ECM components in canine CCL rupture (CCLR). CCLs from 26 stifle joints with CCLR (CCLR group) and normal CCLs from 12 young beagles (control group)...

Interspinous fusion with stand-alone ILIF in degenerative spondylolisthesis

Study Design: Prospective cohort study. Purpose: To assess the ability of a stand-alone lumbar interspinous implant (interspinous/interlaminar lumbar instrumented fu sion, ILIF) associated with bone grafting to promote posterior spine fusion in degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) with vertebral instability. Overview of Literature: A few studies, using bilateral laminotomy (BL) or bilateral deco...

Effects of interspinous spacers on lumbar degenerative disease

The present study aimed to evaluate the early effects of interspinous spacers on lumbar degenerative disease. The clinical outcomes of 23 patients with lumbar degenerative disease, treated using interspinous spacer implantation alone or combined with posterior lumbar fusion, were retrospectively studied and assessed with a visual analogue scale (VAS) and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Pre...

Semitendinosus Graft for Interspinous Ligament Reinforcement in Adult Spinal Deformity.

Proximal junctional kyphosis is an increasingly recognized complication following long-segment posterior spinal fusion for adult spinal deformity. The authors describe a novel technique for interspinous ligament reinforcement at the proximal adjacent levels using a cadaveric semitendinosus tendon graft secured with an Ethibond No. 2 double filament (Ethicon, Somerville, New Jersey) via the Krac...

Degenerative changes in the knee after meniscectomy.