Spinal SurgeryPub Date : 2004-03-31DOI: 10.2531/SPINALSURG.18.9
靖人 野田, 俊昭 阿部, 晃 磯島, 芳士 奥田, 泰弘 長島
{"title":"Chiari I型奇形に伴う脊髄空洞症における難治性感覚障害例の形態学的・電気生理学的検討","authors":"靖人 野田, 俊昭 阿部, 晃 磯島, 芳士 奥田, 泰弘 長島","doi":"10.2531/SPINALSURG.18.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2531/SPINALSURG.18.9","url":null,"abstract":"Morphological and electrophysiological analysis was conducted to elucidate the pathophysiology which causes the discrepancy between radiological and clinical findings in post-operative syringomyelic patients with Chiari type I malformation. MRI analysis were performed on 28 cases of syringomyelia treated in our institute from 1988 to 1995 diagnosed with Chiari type I malformation with hemi-lateral symptoms in which the syrinx postoperatively collapsed or shrank. The expansion of syrinx in the direction of posterior gray horn was measured at the C6 level from the pre-operative MRI findings and compared with the outcome. A significant difference in the expansion of syrinx in the direction of posterior gray horn was found between improved and non-improved group. Median nerve somatosensory evoked potential (SEP) was carried out bilaterally on 13 patients and lower cervical N13 (lcN13), which is presumed to display the post-synaptic potential of posterior gray horn, was monitored. The diminishing rate of the lcN13 amplitude of the symptomatic side was measured in relation to the contralateral side. In all of the 13 patients, the amplitude of lcN13 was minimized in the symptomatic side. A significant difference in the diminishing rate of lcN13 was found between the improved and non-improved groups. The expansion of the pre-operative syrinx is related to the diminishing rate of lcN13. There seems to be a common marginal limit between the expansion of syrinx and the reduction of the potential of posterior gray horn in the transition of the outcome. The results from this study suggest that irreversible damage of posterior gray horn is the cause of discrepancy between radiological and clinical findings.","PeriodicalId":283326,"journal":{"name":"Spinal Surgery","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134124787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spinal SurgeryPub Date : 2003-11-30DOI: 10.2531/SPINALSURG.17.183_2
T. Ohyama, Y. Kubo, H. Iwata, W. Taki
{"title":"An Osteoblast Differentiation Promoting Compound, TAK-778, combined with β-Tricalcium Phosphate used for Packing Interbody Fusion Cages","authors":"T. Ohyama, Y. Kubo, H. Iwata, W. Taki","doi":"10.2531/SPINALSURG.17.183_2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2531/SPINALSURG.17.183_2","url":null,"abstract":"A synthetic 3-benzothiepin derivative, TAK-778, promotes osteoblast differentiation. If a mixture of TAK-778 and fi -tricalcium phosphate ( 6 -TCP) can be a substitute for autografts used for packing interbody fusion cages, donor-site related complications should be avoided. The lumbar vertebrae from Ll to L5 were exposed in 8 dogs using a posterolateral approach, and discectomy and interbody cage fusion were perfbrrned in three disc spaces. In group A, the cage was fiILed with autograft bone, in group B with fi -TCP, and in group C with fi -TCP and TAK-778. The Lumbar spine was excised at 16 weeks post-surgery, and mechanical, microradiographical and histological evaluations were made. The microradiographical and histological examinations revealed four fusions in eight operations in group A (50.0%), three in group B (37.5%), and five in group C (62.5%). The mean percentage of trabecular bone area in the cages was 53.4% in group A, 45.6% in group B and 64.4% in group C. Although the effect was not significant, addition of TAK-778 to 6 -TCP had some beneficial influence and there was a trend toward an improved fusion status in cages filled with fi -TCP and TAK-778. 6-TCP combined with TAK-778 could be used as a substitute for autografts in clinical spine surgery, especially for those patients who are anticipated to have a poor graft bone status, Key word: TAK-778, Tricalcium Phosphate, Cervical lnterbody Fusion Cage Spinal Surgery 17 (3):183N194, 2003, Autograft, Osteoinduction","PeriodicalId":283326,"journal":{"name":"Spinal Surgery","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130920907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spinal SurgeryPub Date : 2003-11-30DOI: 10.2531/SPINALSURG.17.195
Elioth Sanabria, T. Nagashima, H. Yamashita, K. Ehara, E. Kohmura
{"title":"Postoperative Bilateral Meralgia Paresthetica after Spine Surgery : An Overlooked Entity?","authors":"Elioth Sanabria, T. Nagashima, H. Yamashita, K. Ehara, E. Kohmura","doi":"10.2531/SPINALSURG.17.195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2531/SPINALSURG.17.195","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":283326,"journal":{"name":"Spinal Surgery","volume":"96 4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127995135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spinal SurgeryPub Date : 2003-11-30DOI: 10.2531/SPINALSURG.17.252
Sang-Don Kim
{"title":"World Spine II (Second Interdisciplinary Congress on Spine Care) Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 10-13 August 2003","authors":"Sang-Don Kim","doi":"10.2531/SPINALSURG.17.252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2531/SPINALSURG.17.252","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":283326,"journal":{"name":"Spinal Surgery","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126966456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}