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Embolization of an Intracranial Vertebral Artery Aneurysm via the Deep Cervical Artery. 通过颈深动脉栓塞颅内椎动脉动脉瘤。
IF 0.9 4区 医学
Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-12 DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1779473
Katharina Schulz, Dominik Grieb, Frederik Boxberg, Klaus Blaeser, Martin Scholz, Martin Schlunz-Hendann
{"title":"Embolization of an Intracranial Vertebral Artery Aneurysm via the Deep Cervical Artery.","authors":"Katharina Schulz, Dominik Grieb, Frederik Boxberg, Klaus Blaeser, Martin Scholz, Martin Schlunz-Hendann","doi":"10.1055/s-0044-1779473","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0044-1779473","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Treatment of vertebral artery aneurysms can be challenging due to the unusual vascular anatomy or unfeasibility of traditional endovascular techniques. We describe a novel approach for endovascular treatment of a ruptured intracranial vertebral artery aneurysm with bilateral vertebral artery occlusions and hypoplasia of the posterior communicating arteries. Successful coil embolization was performed using a collateral pathway for microcatheterization via anastomosis between the deep cervical artery and the vertebral artery. This case report highlights a novel alternative endovascular treatment approach for vertebrobasilar aneurysms in case of a poor vascular status with occlusion or lack of traditional endovascular access routes.</p>","PeriodicalId":16544,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139723018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Comparison of the Clinical and Radiologic Outcomes of Two Treatment Methods in Patients with Thoracolumbar Junction Distraction Fracture: Short- versus Long-Segment Posterior Stabilization. 胸腰椎交界处牵张性骨折两种治疗方法的临床和放射学结果比较:短节段和长节段后固定术。
IF 1 4区 医学
Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Epub Date: 2023-03-13 DOI: 10.1055/a-2053-3354
Hakan Çetin, Serkan Bayram, Celil Alemdar, Ramazan Atiç
{"title":"Comparison of the Clinical and Radiologic Outcomes of Two Treatment Methods in Patients with Thoracolumbar Junction Distraction Fracture: Short- versus Long-Segment Posterior Stabilization.","authors":"Hakan Çetin, Serkan Bayram, Celil Alemdar, Ramazan Atiç","doi":"10.1055/a-2053-3354","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2053-3354","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> We compare the radiologic and clinical results between the short-segment fixation and the long-segment fixation in the thoracolumbar junction distraction fractures.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> We retrospectively reviewed the prospectively recorded data of patients who underwent posterior approach and pedicle fixation treatment for thoracolumbar distraction fracture (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen/Orthopaedic Trauma Association AO/OTA 5-B) with a minimum of 2 years of follow-up. A total of 31 patients were operated on; they were divided into two groups: (1) patients treated with short-level fixation (SLF; one level above and below the fracture level) and (2) patients treated with long-level fixation (LLF; two levels above and below the fracture level). The clinical outcomes were evaluated with the neurologic status, operation time, and time to surgery. The functional outcomes were evaluated with the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) questionnaire and visual analog scale (VAS) at the final follow-up. Radiologic outcomes were measured with the local kyphosis angle, anterior body height, posterior body height, and sagittal index of the fractured vertebra.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> SLF was performed in 15 patients and LLF was performed in 16 patients. The average follow-up period was 30.13 ± 11.3 months for the SLF group and 35.3 ± 17.2 months for group 2 (<i>p</i> = 0.329). The two groups were similar in regard to age, gender, follow-up period, fracture level, fracture type, and pre- and postoperative neurologic status. The operating time was significantly shorter in the SLF group than in the LLF group. There were no significant differences between the groups in all radiologic parameters, ODI score, and VAS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> SLF was associated with a shorter operation time and allowed the preservation of two or more segments of vertebral motion.</p>","PeriodicalId":16544,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9097474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Important Finding for COVID-19 Pandemic: Hydrocephalus-producing effect of Vaporized Alcohol Disinfectant. COVID-19 大流行病的重要发现:蒸发酒精消毒剂产生脑积水效应。
IF 1 4区 医学
Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Epub Date: 2022-10-17 DOI: 10.1055/a-1962-1491
Ayhan Kanat, Mehmet Dumlu Aydin, Balkan Sahin, Iskender Samet Daltaban, Mehmet Selim Gel, Ali Riza Guvercin, Rabia Demirtas
{"title":"Important Finding for COVID-19 Pandemic: Hydrocephalus-producing effect of Vaporized Alcohol Disinfectant.","authors":"Ayhan Kanat, Mehmet Dumlu Aydin, Balkan Sahin, Iskender Samet Daltaban, Mehmet Selim Gel, Ali Riza Guvercin, Rabia Demirtas","doi":"10.1055/a-1962-1491","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-1962-1491","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> Alcohol exposure may cause hydrocephalus, but the effect of vaporized nasal alcohol exposure on the choroid plexus, and ependymal cells, and the relationship between alcohol exposure and developing hydrocephalus are not well known. This subject was investigated.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> Twenty-four male (∼380 g) Wistar rats were used in this study. The animals were divided into three groups, as the control, sham and study groups. The study group was further divided into two groups as the group exposed to low or high dose of alcohol. The choroid plexuses and intraventricular ependymal cells and ventricle volumes were assessed and compared statistically.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> Degenerated epithelial cell density of 22 ± 5, 56 ± 11, 175 ± 37, and 356 ± 85/mm<sup>3</sup> was found in the control, sham, low alcohol exposure, and high alcohol exposure groups, respectively. The Evans index was <34% in the control group, >36% in the sham group, >40% in the group exposed to low alcohol dose (low-dose alcohol group), and >50% in the group exposed to high dose of alcohol (high-dose alcohol group).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong> It was found that alcohol exposure caused choroid plexus and ependymal cell degeneration with ciliopathy and enlarged lateral ventricles or hydrocephalus. In the COVID-19 pandemic era, our findings are functionally important, because alcohol has often been used for hygiene and prevention of transmission of the Sars-Cov-2-virus.</p>","PeriodicalId":16544,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9319150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Role of Neural Plasticity of Motor Cortex in Gliomas Evaluated by Brain Imaging and Mapping Techniques in Pre- and Postoperative Period: A Systematic Review. 通过脑成像和绘图技术评估胶质瘤术前和术后运动皮层神经可塑性的作用:系统回顾
IF 1 4区 医学
Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Epub Date: 2023-02-17 DOI: 10.1055/a-2037-5993
Rhuann Pontes Dos Santos Silva, Lucas Nascimento Monteiro, Lavinia da Silva Dias, Julia Oliveira Dabien Haddad, Vitor Bidu de Souza, Vinicius Faustino Lima de Oliveira, Anna Sabrinny Fernandes, Matheus Fernandes de Olivera, Jose Marcus Rotta
{"title":"Role of Neural Plasticity of Motor Cortex in Gliomas Evaluated by Brain Imaging and Mapping Techniques in Pre- and Postoperative Period: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Rhuann Pontes Dos Santos Silva, Lucas Nascimento Monteiro, Lavinia da Silva Dias, Julia Oliveira Dabien Haddad, Vitor Bidu de Souza, Vinicius Faustino Lima de Oliveira, Anna Sabrinny Fernandes, Matheus Fernandes de Olivera, Jose Marcus Rotta","doi":"10.1055/a-2037-5993","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2037-5993","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> Resection of infiltrative neuroepithelial primary brain tumors, such as low-grade gliomas (LGGs) remains a neurosurgical challenge. Usual lack of clinical deficit despite LGGs growing in eloquent brain areas may be explained by reshaping and reorganization of functional networks. The development of modern diagnostic imaging techniques could disclose better understanding of the rearrangement of the brain cortex; however, mechanisms underlying such compensation and how it occurs in the motor cortex remain unclear. This systematic review aims to analyze the neuroplasticity of motor cortex in patients with LGGs, as determined by neuroimaging and functional techniques.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, medical subject headings (MeSH) and the following terms related to neuroimaging, LGGs and neuroplasticity were used with the Boolean operators AND and OR to synonymous terms in the PubMed database. Among the 118 results, 19 studies were included in the systematic review.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> Motor function in patients with LGG was characterized by a compensation in the contralateral and supplementary motor areas and premotor functional networks. Furthermore, ipsilateral activation in these types of gliomas was rarely described. Moreover, some studies did not reveal statistical significance in association between functional reorganization and the postoperative period, which can be explained by the low number of patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> Our findings suggest a high pattern of reorganization per different eloquent motor areas and gliomas diagnosis. Understanding this process is useful to guide safe surgical resection and to develop protocols that assess the plasticity, even though functional network rearrangement needs to be better characterized by more studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":16544,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10060235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Image Quality and Related Outcomes of the ShuntScope-Guided Catheter Implantation in Adult Hydrocephalus: Experience of 63 Procedures. 成人脑积水分流镜引导导管植入术的图像质量和相关结果:63 例手术的经验。
IF 1 4区 医学
Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-21 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1769126
Anna Prajsnar-Borak, Fritz Teping, Joachim Oertel
{"title":"Image Quality and Related Outcomes of the ShuntScope-Guided Catheter Implantation in Adult Hydrocephalus: Experience of 63 Procedures.","authors":"Anna Prajsnar-Borak, Fritz Teping, Joachim Oertel","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-1769126","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0043-1769126","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> Ventricular catheter (VC) placement in the selected subset of adult hydrocephalus can be highly challenging due to abnormal anatomical configuration or the need for trans-aqueductal stent placement. Transluminal endoscopy with the ShuntScope has been invented to increase the success rate of catheter placement. This study evaluates the image qualities of ShuntScope and related surgical outcomes in adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> A retrospective analysis of all adult patients undergoing VC placement using the ShuntScope from November 2011 to July 2022 in the authors' department was performed. Demographic, clinical, and radiologic data were evaluated. The visualization quality of the intraoperative endoscopy was stratified into excellent, medium, and poor, and compared to the postoperative catheter tip placement. Follow-up evaluation included the surgical revision rate due to proximal catheter misplacement.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> A total of 63 ShuntScope-assisted surgeries have been performed on 60 adults. The mean age of the patients was 48.43 years. The most common underlying pathology was a tumor- or cyst-related cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) impairment in 38.33%, followed by a pseudotumor cerebri in 21.66%. The achieved image quality was excellent in 39.68%, medium in 47.62%, and poor in 12.7%. Ideal catheter placement was achieved in 79.37%. There were no intraoperative complications associated with the use of the ShuntScope. The revision rate due to suboptimal proximal VC placement was 4.76% during a mean follow-up period of 27.75 months. A statistical correlation between the image quality and accuracy of the catheter position was observed (<i>p</i> < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> The ShuntScope can be considered an important addition to standard surgical tools in treating a selected subset of adult hydrocephalus. Direct visualization might even help achieve correct placement of the catheter in the cases with blurred vision and limited visual overview.</p>","PeriodicalId":16544,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10041547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Comparison of Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion and Posterior Laminoplasty for Four-Segment Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes. 颈椎前路减压融合术与后路椎板成形术治疗四节段颈椎病的比较:临床和影像学结果
IF 1 4区 医学
Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Epub Date: 2022-12-30 DOI: 10.1055/a-2005-0552
Liang Shi, Tao Ding, Fang Wang, Chengcong Wu
{"title":"Comparison of Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion and Posterior Laminoplasty for Four-Segment Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes.","authors":"Liang Shi, Tao Ding, Fang Wang, Chengcong Wu","doi":"10.1055/a-2005-0552","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2005-0552","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong> Although anterior or posterior surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) has been extensively studied, the choice of anterior or posterior approach in four-segment CSM remains poorly studied and controversial. We compared the clinical and radiographic outcomes of four-segment CSM by posterior laminoplasty (LAMP) and anterior cervical decompression fusion (ACDF) to further explore the merits and demerits of ACDF and LAMP for four-segment CSM in this study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong> Patients with four-segment CSM who underwent ACDF or LAMP between January 2016 and June 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. We compared the preoperative and postoperative cervical Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scores, neck disability index (NDI), neck pain visual analog scale (VAS) score, sagittal vertical axis, cervical lordosis (CL), and range of motion.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> There were 47 and 79 patients in the ACDF and LAMP groups, respectively. Patients in the ACDF group had a significantly longer surgical time and lower estimated blood loss and length of stay than those in the LAMP group. There was no significant difference in the JOA, NDI, or neck pain VAS scores between the two groups preoperatively, but the NDI and neck pain VAS scores in the ACDF group were significantly lower than those in the LAMP group at the final follow-up. The preoperative C2-C7 Cobb angle of the ACDF group was significantly lower than that of the LAMP group but there was no significant difference between the two groups postoperatively. The improvement of C2-C7 Cobb angle (∆C2-C7 Cobb angle) in the ACDF group was significantly higher than that in the LAMP group. This indicated that ACDF can improve CL better than LAMP. The linear regression analysis revealed the ∆C2-C7 Cobb angle was negatively correlated with the final follow-up neck pain VAS scores and NDI. This indicated that patients with better improvement of CL may have a better prognosis.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong> Although both ACDF and LAMP surgeries are effective for four-segment CSM, ACDF can better improve CL and neck pain. For patients with poor CL, we suggest ACDF when both approaches are feasible.</p>","PeriodicalId":16544,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9749385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Angiosarcoma on Top of a Meningioma Mimicking a Transosseous Meningioma: an Interdisciplinary Point of View. 模仿经骨膜脑膜瘤的脑膜瘤顶部血管肉瘤:跨学科观点。
IF 0.9 4区 医学
Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Epub Date: 2022-09-13 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1751262
Jana Kohl, Rebecca E König, Armin Kraus, Christian Mawrin, Harald Paukisch, Klaus-Peter Stein, Ali Rashidi, Michael Luchtmann, I Erol Sandalcioglu, Nadine Lilla
{"title":"Angiosarcoma on Top of a Meningioma Mimicking a Transosseous Meningioma: an Interdisciplinary Point of View.","authors":"Jana Kohl, Rebecca E König, Armin Kraus, Christian Mawrin, Harald Paukisch, Klaus-Peter Stein, Ali Rashidi, Michael Luchtmann, I Erol Sandalcioglu, Nadine Lilla","doi":"10.1055/s-0042-1751262","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0042-1751262","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cutaneous angiosarcoma is a rare type of sarcoma with poor prognosis. Meningioma is the most frequent benign intracranial tumor. Despite the fact that meningiomas are mostly benign, bone and skin can be infiltrated. We report the rare case of an angiosarcoma on top of a meningioma with hyperostosis at exactly the same location mimicking a transosseous growth of a meningioma. An 84-year-old man presented with progressive swelling and ulcerous lesion of the forehead. The patient underwent surgery in an interdisciplinary setting together with a plastic surgeon, including resection of the intracranial tumor and infiltrated bone and skin. To the best of our knowledge, this is the only reported case of a meningioma and angiosarcoma in direct neighborhood. A preoperative biopsy of the skin tumor would have led initially to the correct diagnosis of an angiosarcoma and would have allowed a better planning of the operation and extent of resection.</p>","PeriodicalId":16544,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33464712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Reply to: Letter to the Editor Concerning "The Efficacy and Safety of Topical Saline Irrigation with Tranexamic Acid on Perioperative Blood Loss in Patients Treated with PELD" by Kim et al. 回复致编辑的信,内容涉及 Kim 等人撰写的 "氨甲环酸局部生理盐水冲洗对 PELD 患者围手术期失血的有效性和安全性"。
IF 0.9 4区 医学
Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Epub Date: 2023-12-27 DOI: 10.1055/a-2235-5524
Yu Zhang, Liang Zhang
{"title":"Reply to: Letter to the Editor Concerning \"The Efficacy and Safety of Topical Saline Irrigation with Tranexamic Acid on Perioperative Blood Loss in Patients Treated with PELD\" by Kim et al.","authors":"Yu Zhang, Liang Zhang","doi":"10.1055/a-2235-5524","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2235-5524","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16544,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139048917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Trans-Pars Interarticularis Approach for Lumbar Interbody Fusion: An Efficient, Straightforward, and Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis. 腰椎椎间融合术的经关节间孔入路:腰椎滑脱症和腰椎管狭窄症的高效、简单和微创手术。
IF 0.9 4区 医学
Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery Pub Date : 2024-06-24 DOI: 10.1055/a-2350-7936
Zhao-Quan Liu, Cheng-Ta Hsieh, Chih-Ju Chang
{"title":"Trans-Pars Interarticularis Approach for Lumbar Interbody Fusion: An Efficient, Straightforward, and Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis.","authors":"Zhao-Quan Liu, Cheng-Ta Hsieh, Chih-Ju Chang","doi":"10.1055/a-2350-7936","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2350-7936","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Lumbar interbody fusion is a commonly applied surgical treatment for spondylolisthesis. For this procedure, various minimally invasive approaches have been developed, including posterior lumbar interbody fusion, transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF), oblique lumbar interbody fusion, and anterior lumbar interbody fusion.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>In this study, we characterized the features of a minimally invasive (MIS) trans-pars interarticularis approach for lumbar interbody fusion (TPLIF) and compared its surgical outcomes with those of MIS-TLIF.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study included 89 and 44 patients who had undergone MIS-TPLIF and MIS-TLIF, respectively, between September 2016 and December 2022. The following clinical outcomes were analyzed: operative time, blood loss, and hospitalization duration.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>For the MIS-TPLIF and MIS-TLIF groups, the average operative time, blood loss, and hospitalization duration were, respectively 98.28 and 191.15 min, 41.97 and 101.85 mL, and 5.8 and 6.9 days.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The MIS-TPLIF approach for lumbar spondylolisthesis or other degenerative diseases involves the use of the commonly available and cost-effective instrument Taylor retractor, thus enabling posterior lumbar interbody fusion to be performed with minimal invasion. This approach also confers the benefits of a short learning curve and an intuitive approach. Our results suggest that although MIS-TPLIF is noninferior to MIS-TLIF, it is easier to learn and perform than MIS-TLIF.</p>","PeriodicalId":16544,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141446321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Radiologic Outcomes after Operative Management of Traumatic Spine Fractures: Stand-Alone Posterior Stabilization versus Combined Anteroposterior Approach. 创伤性脊柱骨折手术治疗后的放射学结果:独立后方稳定与联合前方后方方法的对比
IF 0.9 4区 医学
Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery Pub Date : 2024-06-21 DOI: 10.1055/a-2331-2466
Ali Mulhem, Ziad Omran, Stefanie Hammersen, Sven Rainer Kantelhardt
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