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Original Source: Anterior and posterior vertebral column resection for severe and rigid idiopathic scoliosis.
A total of 16 patients with severe and rigid idiopathic scoliosis treated by anterior and posterior vertebral column resection (APVCR) were retrospectively reviewed after a minimum follow-up of 2 years. The indication for APVCR was scoliosis more than 90° with flexibility less than 20%. The radiographic parameters were evaluated, and clinical records were reviewed. All patients underwent APVCR with posterior pedicle screw instrumentation in a two-stage surgery. The rib hump was reduced from 7.2 cm preope...
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Alphatec Spine signs anterior cervical interbody device supply agreement
Alphatec Spine has signed a new exclusive supply agreement for an anchored, zero-profile anterior cervical interbody device.
Life Spine receives FDA approval for IRIS anterior cervical plate system
US-based Life Spine has received 510(k) marketing clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its IRIS Anterior Cervical Plate System (ACPS).
Morbid obesity ups complication rate in spinal fusion surgery
(HealthDay) -- Morbid obesity increases the risk of multiple complications in spinal fusion surgery, particularly in patients undergoing anterior cervical or posterior lumbar procedures, according to...
Procedure aids severe, rigid scoliosis in low-weight adults
(HealthDay)—For patients with severe and rigid scoliosis and low body weight, a two-stage vertebral column resection (VCR) procedure with posterior pedicle screw instrumentation can achieve good cor...
da Vinci Robotic Assisted Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
This interesting report describes an anterior lumbar interbody fusion procedure using the da Vinci robot Surgical System technique. Spine
Life Spine® Announces FDA Clearance of IRIS™ Anterior Cervical Plate (ACP) System
Life Spine, a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spinal disorders, announced today that the U.S. Food a...
Da vinci robot used in anterior lumbar interbody fusion
(HealthDay)—The da Vinci Robotic Surgical System can be used for anterior lumbar interbody fusion, according to a case report published in the Feb. 15 issue of Spine.
ACIS Anterior Cervical Interbody Spacer System launched by DePuy Synthes Spine
DePuy Synthes Spine today announced the launch of the ACIS Anterior Cervical Interbody Spacer System (ACIS System), a comprehensive set of spacers and instrumentation for anterior cervical discectomy...
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Thoracoscopic assisted en bloc resection of a spine tumor.
Spine tumors are fairly common and the management is through a multimodality approach. Lesions of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae have been treated with such extensive anterior and/or posterior appr...
Single-stage posterior corpectomy for the management of spinal tumors has been well described. Anterior column reconstruction has been accomplished using polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) or expandable ca...
STUDY DESIGN.: In vitro biomechanical study of cadaveric cervical spine. OBJECTIVE.: To compare the rigidity of the cervical spine after anterior, posterior, and circumferential fixation after 1-level...
PURPOSE: Anterior decompression of the craniovertebral junction is reserved to patients with irreducible ventral bulbo-medullary lesions and rapidly deteriorating neurological functions. Classically p...
Posterior pedicle screw fixation is now the standard treatment for surgical correction of idiopathic scoliosis and has largely replaced anterior techniques, but there have been reports describing a lo...
