Flat Feet Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Flat Feet, including details on flatfoot, fallen arches, children, treatment, arthrodesis.

Volume 2 (2006), Issue 9 (September)

1. Comparison of the lowest instrumented, stable, and lower end vertebrae in "single overhang" thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: anterior versus posterior spinal fusion.
   Spine, 31(19): 2232-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Impact of intraoperative normovolemic hemodilution on transfusion requirements for 68 patients undergoing lumbar laminectomies with instrumented posterolateral fusion.
   Spine, 31(19): 2227-30; discussion 2231. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Cobalt chromium sublaminar wires for spinal deformity surgery.
   Spine, 31(19): 2209-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. A biomechanical analysis of sublaminar and subtransverse process fixation using metal wires and polyethylene cables.
   Spine, 31(19): 2202-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Biomechanical study of anterior cervical corpectomy and step-cut grafting with bioabsorbable screws fixation in cadaveric cervical spine model.
   Spine, 31(19): 2195-201. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Effect of lumbar interbody cage geometry on construct stability: a cadaveric study.
   Spine, 31(19): 2189-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Healos/recombinant human growth and differentiation factor-5 induces posterolateral lumbar fusion in a New Zealand white rabbit model.
   Spine, 31(19): 2180-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. In vivo evaluation of plasmid DNA encoding OP-1 protein for spine fusion.
   Spine, 31(19): 2163-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Surgical correction of developmental scoliosis following cardiac transplantation: case report.
   Spine, 31(19): E713-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Biomechanical comparison of instrumented posterior lumbar interbody fusion with one or two cages by finite element analysis.
    Spine, 31(19): E682-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Biomechanical analysis of rotational motions after disc arthroplasty: implications for patients with adult deformities.
    Spine, 31(19): S152-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Instrumentation-related complications of multilevel fusions for adult spinal deformity patients over age 65: surgical considerations and treatment options in patients with poor bone quality.
    Spine, 31(19): S144-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Considerations for focused surgical intervention in the presence of adult spinal deformity.
    Spine, 31(19): S139-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Principles for selecting fusion levels in adult spinal deformity with particular attention to lumbar curves and double major curves.
    Spine, 31(19): S132-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Management of complex open fracture injuries of the midfoot with external fixation.
    J Foot Ankle Surg, 45(5): 308-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Neovascularity in chronic posterior tibial tendon insufficiency.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res, 450: 225-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Flexible flatfoot and related factors in primary school children: a report of a screening study.
    Rheumatol Int, 26(11): 1050-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Atypical presentations of spinal muscular atrophy type III (Kugelberg-Welander disease).
    Neuromuscul Disord, 16(8): 492-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. The effect of autogenous costochondral grafts on temporomandibular joint fibrous and bony ankylosis: A preliminary experimental study.
    J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 64(10): 1517-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Selective posterior thoracic fusions for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: comparison of hooks versus pedicle screws.
    Spine, 31(20): 2400-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Comparison of pelvic fixation techniques in neuromuscular spinal deformity correction: Galveston rod versus iliac and lumbosacral screws.
    Spine, 31(20): 2392-8; discussion 2399. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Anterior/posterior spinal instrumentation versus posterior instrumentation alone for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliotic curves more than 90 degrees.
    Spine, 31(20): 2386-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Analysis of patients with nonambulatory neuromuscular scoliosis surgically treated to the pelvis with intraoperative halo-femoral traction.
    Spine, 31(20): 2381-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Sagittal thoracic decompensation following long adult lumbar spinal instrumentation and fusion to L5 or S1: causes, prevalence, and risk factor analysis.
    Spine, 31(20): 2359-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. An analysis of sagittal spinal alignment following long adult lumbar instrumentation and fusion to L5 or S1: can we predict ideal lumbar lordosis?
    Spine, 31(20): 2343-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Anterior instrumentation for thoracolumbar adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: do structural interbody grafts preserve sagittal alignment better than morselized rib autografts?
    Spine, 31(20): 2337-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Pseudarthrosis in long adult spinal deformity instrumentation and fusion to the sacrum: prevalence and risk factor analysis of 144 cases.
    Spine, 31(20): 2329-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Prospective radiographic and clinical outcomes of dual-rod instrumented anterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: comparison with single-rod constructs.
    Spine, 31(20): 2322-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Comparison of Scheuermann kyphosis correction by posterior-only thoracic pedicle screw fixation versus combined anterior/posterior fusion.
    Spine, 31(20): 2316-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Change in lordosis at the occipitocervical junction following posterior occipitocervical fusion in skeletally immature children.
    Spine, 31(20): 2304-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Mechanical testing of a smart spinal implant locking mechanism based on nickel-titanium alloy.
    Spine, 31(20): 2296-303. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Infected vertebroplasty due to uncommon bacteria solved surgically: a rare and threatening life complication of a common procedure: report of a case and a review of the literature.
    Spine, 31(20): E770-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Posterior correction and fusion for severe cervical kyphosis in a patient with myotonic dystrophy: a case report.
    Spine, 31(20): E767-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Cantilever TLIF with structural allograft and RhBMP2 for correction and maintenance of segmental sagittal lordosis: long-term clinical, radiographic, and functional outcome.
    Spine, 31(20): E748-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Ultrasound-guided spinal fracture repositioning, ligamentotaxis, and remodeling after thoracolumbar burst fractures.
    Spine, 31(20): E739-46; discussion E747. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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