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PURPOSE There have been several reports on the pullout strength of cortical bone trajectory (CBT) screws, but only one study has reviewed the stability of functional spine units using the CBT method. The purpose of this study was to compare vertebral stability after CBT fixation with that after pedicle screw (PS) fixation. METHODS In this study, 20 lumbar spine (L5-6) specimens were assigned ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of posterior spinal fixation in maintaining the stability of spine and to determine mortality in 6 months after posterior spinal fixation. STUDY DESIGN Quasi experimental study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Orthopaedics, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi and Department of Orthopaedics, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Hayatabad ...

Full blood count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate, antistreptolysin titre, albumin/ globulin ratio, blood sugar estimation, gonococcal complement-fixation test, Wassermann and Treponema pallidum immobilization tests, Waaler-Rose latex-fixation test, Toxoplasma complement-fixation test, Tine test, histoplasmosis complement-fixation test. Urine and stool examination for parasites and bacteria. ...

Anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs) should accurately depict head kinematics in crash tests, and thoracic spine properties have been demonstrated to affect those kinematics. To investigate the relationships between thoracic spine system dynamics and upper thoracic kinematics in crash-level scenarios, three adult post-mortem human subjects (PMHS) were tested in both Isolated Segment Manipulation...

Neoplastic cervical spine lesions are seen infrequently by the spinal surgeon. The surgical management of these tumors, particularly with associated neurovascular compromise, is challenging in terms of achieving proper resection and spinal stabilization and ensuring no subsequent recurrence or failure of fixation. In this report we highlight some of the problems encountered in the surgical mana...

approach (4). In 2002, Foley and Lefkowitz enhanced the same concept by means of the implementation of a minimally invasive TLIF (MI-TLIF) with the goal to reduce tissue damages, at the same time achieving both neural decompression and adequate interbody fusion (2). █ INTRODUCTION Minimally invasive surgery has gained popularity over the last decades. In 1982, Harms and Rolinger developed the t...

External fixation of the cervical spine is usually obtained by means of a “ Minerva” plaster-of-Paris jacket, a device by no means always satisfactory. The patient usually finds it heavy, and frequently hot and uncomfortable. Even the best fitting “ Minerva “ plaster allows more cervical movement than the surgeon may desire, and though immobilisation may be improved by the incorporation of a sk...