Dakwar E, Uribe JS The thoracolumbar junction, encompassing the eleventh thoracic to the second lumbar vertebrae (T11-L2), is a common location for traumatic and nontraumatic pathologies because of the relative rigidity of the thoracic spine (afforded by the ribs and their sternal attachments) superiorly and the mobility of the lumbar region inferiorly.1-3 Lateral approaches to this junctional ...

Spinal cord compressing syndrome due to synovial cyst (SC) of the thoracolumbar spine is a rare clinical condition. In this report we aim to heighten awareness of the thoracolumbar facet synovial cyst as a possible cause of thoracic myelopathy. The SC was removed thoroughly by laminectomy. The patient had an excellent recovery. The etiological and therapeutic aspects are discussed.

BACKGROUND The role played by the thoracolumbar fascia in chronic low back pain (LBP) is poorly understood. The thoracolumbar fascia is composed of dense connective tissue layers separated by layers of loose connective tissue that normally allow the dense layers to glide past one another during trunk motion. The goal of this study was to quantify shear plane motion within the thoracolumbar fasc...

STUDY DESIGN A prospective treatment study with a new brace was conducted Objective. To evaluate radiological and subjective clinical results after one year conservative brace treatment with pressure onto lordosis at the thoracolumbar joint in children with scoliosis and kyphosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Conservative brace treatment of adolescent scoliosis is not proven to be effective in ...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE The identification of factors that lead to the failure of nonoperative management in neurologically intact thoracolumbar burst fractures. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA The treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures (TLBF) can be controversial, particularly in the neurologically intact. Surgery for intact burst fractures has been advocated for ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the method of posterior thoracolumbar vertebral pedicle screw reduction and fixation combined with vertebral bone implantation via the affected vertebral body under navigational aid for the treatment of thoracolumbar fractures. The efficacy of the procedure was also measured. Between June 2005 and March 2011, posterior thoracolumbar vertebral pedicle scr...

BACKGROUND CONTEXT A pedicle subtraction osteotomy can be considered as part of the surgical treatment of a symptomatic sagittal imbalance. The literature on the use of this technique is limited and thus far not applied to a rigid thoracolumbar hyperkyphosis. PURPOSE To evaluate our preliminary results of a pedicle subtraction osteotomy as an adjunctive tool in the surgical treatment of thora...

The past few decades have seen remarkable advancement in the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries to the spine and spinal cord. The development of new surgical techniques, imaging modalities, diagnostic classification systems, and biological materials gives cause for hope of improved patient outcomes following spinal trauma. Despite this progress in the understanding and treatm...