ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the temporal trends of thoracolumbar fusion procedures performed by the United Health System in Brazil from 2009 to 2019. Methods: This was an observational ecological study based on data collected from the information systems under the aegis of DATASUS, especially the H...
Daher, Murilo Tavares;
Daher, Renato Tavares;
Daher, Ricardo Tavares;
Melo, Lucas Lodomiro Araújo;
Moura, Wender Gonçalves;
Nascimento, Vinício Nunes;
Felisbino Jr, Pedro;
Teles Filho, Ricardo Vieira;
Orcino, Juliane Leite;
Rabahi, Marcelo Fouad.
ABSTRACT Objective: The objective of this study is to describe a new, extremely simple method for measuring pelvic incidence (PI) using computed tomography (CT) and to compare those measurements with measurements derived from whole spine and lumbosacral X-rays in a Brazilian population. Methods: Patien...
ABSTRACT Background: Pyogenic Spinal Epidural Abscess (PSEA) is difficult to diagnose and can have devastating consequences. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has high sensitivity and specificity, which are further increased with the use of contrast. There are several classifications of vertebral infecti...
ABSTRACT Traumatic atlanto-axial subluxation is a rare and underdiagnosed condition due to its high rate - reported to be between 60 and 80% - of early mortality. Its diagnosis takes into account the trauma mechanism, precise analyses of the imaging tests and the clinical presentation of the patient. Thi...
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the level of activation of the lumbar spine stabilizing muscles between people with chronic low back pain and healthy people. Methods: A systematic search was performed on May 10, 2021, of the following databases: PubMed, Physiotherapy Evidence Database and Cochrane Libra...
Tisot, Rodrigo Arnold;
Vieira, Juliano Silveira Luiz;
Collares, Diego da Silva;
Sallet, Matheus Backes;
Matos, Andrew Gustavo de;
Buchner, Adriana;
Klein, Bárbara Diel;
Rovadoscki, Caroline Possamai;
Polli, Fernanda;
Santos, Leonardo;
Viegas, Letícia;
Bottega, Luiza Molinari;
Borelli, Nathália;
Cavedon, Pablo;
Silveira, Renata Marim da;
Milani, Tomás;
Mecca, Vicente.
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate degenerative lumbar stenosis in symptomatic patients submitted to surgeryand the correlation between probable determining factors. Methods: A retrospective descriptive study in which themagnetic resonance images of 73 patients with degenerative stenosis,who underwent su...
ABSTRACT Objective: Evaluate the surgical indications, epidemiological data, radiographic outcomes, and postoperative complications of 16 cases of aged complex sacral fractures treated using bilateral spinopelvic fixation (PEF) or triangular osteosynthesis (OT) techniques in a case referral service. Tra...
ABSTRACT Objective: Measure the diameter and thickness of the C6 and C7 pedicles using computed tomography, to analyze the security of the act surgery and the difference between males and females. Methods: This is a retrospective study. Two hundred computerized tomography scans of the cervical spine, o...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Dermal sinus (DS) is a rare dysraphism. It can be asymptomatic, become infected, and produce severe neurological symptoms. Our objective is to present a series of pediatric cases with spinal DS complicated byinfections (DSCI), describe the findings correlated with the anatomy in a...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluateboth the correlation between lumbar accommodation and pelvic parametersin different types of lordosis and the participation of different lumbar segments in the accommodation of lordosis in the standing and sitting positions. Methods: A retrospective study analyzingpatient...
