Surgery

Arthrodesis ups complications, costs for spondylolisthesis

(HealthDay)—For patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis, decompressive laminectomy and spinal arthrodesis is associated with lower reoperation rates, but with higher complication rates and higher overall costs than laminectomy ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Spondylolisthesis sx improves pediatric health related-QOL

(HealthDay)—In pediatric patients with high-grade spondylolisthesis, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) improves significantly after surgery, especially in patients with low baseline HRQOL scores, according to a study ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Fusion rate up for lumbar spinal stenosis, 2004 to 2009

(HealthDay)—For patients hospitalized for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), the rate of fusions significantly increased and the rate of decompressions significantly decreased from 2004 to 2009 in the United States, according ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Teriparatide injections improve pedicle bone quality

(HealthDay)—Daily injection of teriparatide significantly reduces the incidence of pedicle screw (PS) loosening at one year following surgery to correct degenerative spondylolisthesis in osteoporotic postmenopausal women, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Polymorphism in estrogen receptor alpha linked to back pain

(HealthDay)—For women with degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS), polymorphisms in the estrogen receptor α (ERα) are associated with back pain intensity, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal ...

Oncology & Cancer

Degenerative cervical spine disease may not progress over time

Follow-up data on patients with degenerative disease of the upper (cervical) spinal vertebrae show little or no evidence of worsening degeneration over time, according to a study in the February 15 issue of Spine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

rhBMP-2 linked to increased rate of retrograde ejaculation

(HealthDay)—For patients with lumbar spondylosis or spondylolisthesis of the lowest lumbar levels who undergo open anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Teriparatide ups bone union for women with osteoporosis

(HealthDay)—Injections of teriparatide are more effective than oral bisphosphonate for bone union after instrumented lumbar posterolateral fusion in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis, according to a study published ...

Surgery

Rates, causes of spinal surgery-tied mortality quantified

(HealthDay)—The overall mortality rate associated with spinal surgery is 1.8 per 1,000 and varies based on factors such as patient age and primary diagnosis, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of Spine.

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