BACKGROUND While appropriate pillow height is crucial to maintaining the quality of sleep and overall health, there are no universal, evidence-based guidelines for pillow design or selection. We aimed to evaluate the effect of pillow height on cranio-cervical pressure and cervical spine alignment. METHODS Ten healthy subjects (five males) aged 26 ± 3.6 years were recruited. The average height...

[Purpose] To present a case of the non-surgical improvement in cervical kyphosis in a patient with history of cervical spine trauma and advanced osteoarthritis. [Subject and Methods] A 38 year old male presented with a chief complaint of chronic neck pain that was not substantially relieved by recent previous traditional physiotherapy and chiropractic manipulation. The cervical radiograph demon...

STUDY DESIGN  Retrospective cohortObjective: To determine if there are differences in important clinical outcomes between patients treated with a "preservation of the unilateral posterior muscular-ligament complex (PMLC) procedure" and a "hinge side anchoring procedure (HSAP)" for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). METHODS  Nine hundred and forty-six patients underwent th...

Adjacent segment problems after cervical spine instrumentation are widely reported. They can range from asymptomatic adjacent degeneration (ASD) noted on radiographs to symptomatic disease and even instability. While ASD following anterior is well studied, there a paucity of literature posterior instrumentation. We intended identify the risk factors associated with instrumentation, focusing pre...

PURPOSE A meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the clinical outcomes, complications, reoperation rates, and late neurological deterioration between anterior decompression and fusion (ADF) and laminoplasty (LAMP) in the treatment of multilevel cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). METHODS All related studies published up to August 2015 were acquired by searchi...

PURPOSE There is a need for cervical flexion and even cervical hyperflexion for the use of technological devices, especially mobile phones. We investigated the effect of this use on the cervical lordosis angle. MATERIAL AND METHODS A group of 156 patients who applied with only neck pain between 2013-2016 and had no additional problems were included. Patients are specifically questioned about ...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis of consecutive case series. OBJECTIVE To introduce a novel method of stabilizing the cranium using bivector traction in posterior cervical fusions. METHODS A retrospective review of 50 consecutive patients undergoing instrumented posterior cervical arthrodesis was performed. All patients had at least 3 levels of subaxial fusion using the bivector traction...

STUDY DESIGN A retrospective study. PURPOSE To compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of autogenous bone graft and cage with bone substitute for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE The clinical outcomes of cage with bone substitute for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is satisfactory. METHODS Eighty four patients who underwent cervical spine surg...