On lumbar spine stabilization

Dynamic stabilization of the lumbar spine.

This study analyzed the outcome of patients treated with total disk replacement and posterior dynamic stabilization. For pathologies of different origin, dynamic stabilization of the lumbar spine is a novel alternative to fusion surgery. Although a physiological reconstruction of the sagittal profile was not always achieved, improvement was seen in all subscales of the clinical outcome measures...

Biomechanics of the lumbar spine after dynamic stabilization.

Target of the study was to predict the biomechanics of the instrumented and adjacent levels due to the insertion of the DIAM spinal stabilization system (Medtronic Ltd). For this purpose, a 3-dimensional finite element model of the intact L3/S1 segment was developed and subjected to different loading conditions (flexion, extension, lateral bending, axial rotation). The model was then instrument...

Stabilization Strategies of the Lumbar Spine in Vivo

Angiolipoma on the Lumbar Spine

Angiolipomas are composed of mature adipose tissue and blood vessels. Spinal angiolipomas are rare benign tumors with a good prognosis, and most symptoms are due to progressive compression of the spinal cord and root. The treatment of choice is total resection without any additional therapy. We report a case of an epidural angiolipoma on the lumbar spine in a 69-year-old man with weakness of th...

Navigation on the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine

tem since their introduction in clinical application in 1995 [1, 26]. The navigation at the spine with the help of a CT-based navigation, or the navigation using a 2D data set, from a conventional image converter, have become established methods at centers working with navigation. Numerous publications proof that these systems can be utilized in clinical practice, and in most cases contribute t...