Background Balloon kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of
painful vertebral fractures, which is intended to reduce pain and improve quality of life. We …

Study Design. Retrospective radiologic study on a prospective patient cohort. Objective. To
devise a qualitative grading of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), study its reliability and clinical …

Vertebral fractures are often painful and lead to reduced quality of life and disability. We
compared the efficacy and safety of balloon kyphoplasty to nonsurgical therapy over 24 months …

PURPOSE: To establish whether early use of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging or computed
tomography (CT) influences treatment and outcome of patients with low back pain (LBP) …

Study Design. Multicenter randomized controlled trial. Objective. To compare the efficacy
and safety of balloon kyphoplasty (BKP) with nonsurgical management (NSM) during 24 …

Objective: The author developed and validated a measure of health outcome for patients with
low back pain. Results: A questionnaire was developed incorporating the type of questions …

Study Design. We present the positional magnetic resonance imaging findings of a prospective
case series of patients undergoing surgery with the Dynesys spinal stabilization device (…

Study Design. Prospective case series. Objective. To study the radiologic changes in the
intervertebral disc after Dynesys dynamic stabilization. Summary of Background Data. Adjacent …

Study Design. Prospective observational study. Objective. To prospectively assess the
clinical outcome of patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis before and at periodic …

Study Design. To evaluate the clinical outcome respective of the type of bone graft used, 69
patients undergoing instrumented lumbar spinal fusion were randomized to receive either …