STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study of 55 consecutive patients with spinal metastases secondary to breast cancer who underwent surgery. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the predictive value of the Tokuhashi score for life expectancy in patients with breast cancer with spinal metastases. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA The score, composed of 6 parameters each rated from 0 to 2, has been proposed by Tokuhashi a...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) and interventional tumor removal (ITR), with PVP alone for malignant vertebral compression fractures and/or spinal metastatic tumor with epidural involvement. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 124 patients were selected for PVP and ITR (n = 71, group A) and PVP alone (n = 53, group B). A 14 G needle...

OBJECTIVE To determine bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with mild ankylosing spondylitis (AS), to establish the prevalence of vertebral fractures and fracture risk in these patients, and to determine the relationship between BMD and vertebral fractures. METHODS Sixty-six men with mild AS were studied. BMD of the lumbar spine and femoral neck was measured by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DX...

Objective: Bone mineral density decreases after liver transplantation, and the incidence of vertebral fracture concerning this increase. Vertebral fractures due to bone increase mortality pain, spinal deformity, neurological deficit, immobility. This study discussed patients with a who underwent transplantation received kyphoplasty conservative treatments reference clinical treatments.Methods: ...

BACKGROUND This study was designed to reevaluate the effectiveness of the Pavlov ratio in patients with cervical myelopathy. METHODS We studied 107 patients who underwent open door laminoplasty for the treatment of cervical myelopathy between the C3 to C7 levels. We determined the Pavlov ratio on preoperative and postoperative cervical spine lateral radiographs, the vertebral body-to-canal ra...

Objective of our study was to assess the outcome of cement augmentation in patients with multiple myeloma. We reviewed 12 patients with 48 vertebral fractures. Mean age was 62.5 years. Average length of follow-up was 27.5 months. Expected survival was less than 12 months in 2 patients and more than 12 months in the remaining patients. After surgery mean survival was 32.5 months. Mean correction...

The production of miniature animals has been suggested for use in organ transplantation. At present, many of the studies about application of animal organs to human have been focused on pigs because of the number of advantages involved and due to their similarities with human. However, a physiological analysis of the organs to be transplanted has not yet been carried out. Therefore, this study ...