Osteosynthesis without instrumentation for vertebral pseudarthrosis in the osteoporotic spine

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume
K HasegawaH E Takahashi

Abstract

We have performed simple bone grafting in four elderly patients with pain due to unstable pseudarthroses in the osteoporotic spine after compression fracture. At operation, we observed abnormal movement of the affected vertebral body which was covered with a hypertrophic membrane; this seemed to inhibit the blood supply to the lesion. The thick membrane and avascular granulation in the false joint were excised and bone grafting carried out. Symptoms were dramatically improved immediately after operation and bony union was confirmed in the three surviving patients.

Citations

Feb 22, 2007·AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology·Matthew C WigginsLouis A Gilula
Mar 29, 2006·European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society·Kung-Chia LiChih-Hung Chen
Feb 5, 2010·European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society·Satoshi KawaguchiToshihiko Yamashita
Oct 12, 2012·European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society·Sanganagouda PatilAbhay Nene
Dec 28, 2012·European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society·Cheng-Li LinYu-Shan Yan
Aug 3, 2010·Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine·Satoshi KawaguchiToshihiko Yamashita
Jun 19, 2010·Journal of Orthopaedic Science : Official Journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association·Manabu ItoNorimitsu Wakao
Apr 6, 2001·Journal of Orthopaedic Science : Official Journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association·M IkeuchiM Otani
Nov 5, 1998·Spine·K HasegawaH Takahashi
Aug 25, 1999·Journal of Orthopaedic Research : Official Publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society·J ParviziM E Bolander
Sep 24, 2014·The Open Orthopaedics Journal·Charalampos MatzaroglouKonstantinos Kafchitsas
Jan 16, 2008·Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research·Tsuyoshi OhishiAkira Nagano

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle, that can lead to muscular or electrical dysfunction of the heart. It is often an irreversible disease that is associated with a poor prognosis. There are different causes and classifications of cardiomyopathies. Here are the latest discoveries pertaining to this disease.