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Orthopedic Department, Spine Unit, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
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ossification of the ligamentum flavum and thoracic disk herniation, but it is not associated to an ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament ( 36 ). As a matter of fact, a recent study found that 95.2% of thoracic disc herniation occurs in patients
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releases are insufficient to gain enough flexibility. Although osteotomies originally began as anteroposterior procedures, posterior-only procedures have gained wider acceptance in recent years. Osteotomy was a luxury in the past, applicable in only a few
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Introduction Degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) is defined as the slippage of one vertebra on the vertebra below, without any lysis of the posterior arch, unlike isthmic lysis spondylolisthesis ( Fig. 1 ). 1 Thus, DS is often responsible
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fracture (pelvis or acetabulum), 30% have at least one spinal or lower limb fracture, almost 16% have abdominal trauma, and almost 11% cranial trauma ( 4 ). Posterior skin and Morel-Lavallée lesions should be assessed and addressed accordingly
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constraints of the rib attachments but the spinal cord at the thoracic level is particularly vulnerable to surgical intervention. The natural thoracic kyphosis flattens the dural sheath against the posterior margin of the disc and the spinal cord’s mobility is
Anatomy Institute and Orthopedics Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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morbidity of anterior approaches used for vertebral body corpectomy and replacement ( Fig. 1 ), even though showing good imaging and clinical outcomes, has led to an excessive trend to treat vertebral compression fractures merely by posterior pedicular
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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into five main branches: posterior approaches of posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF), transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF), anterior approaches of anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), extreme/direct lateral interbody fusion (XLIF
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of posterior ligamentous complex injuries in the management of spinal fractures. They concluded that MRI leads to an over-estimation of the number of posterior ligamentous complex injuries, and that there is a lack of clinical evidence of prognostic
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osteotomy at L3-L4, TLIF L1-L2 and T10 to ilium posterior fusion extension. (c and d) After one year of follow-up the patient developed an ASD at the cephalic level. The second revision was made with a T2 to ilium posterior fusion extension. The
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use is limited by cost, radiation exposure and postural changes on curve ( 38 ). However, a 3D reconstruction is essential in preoperative planning to assess posterior anatomy of the spine and uncover up to 50% of additional abnormalities unexplored on