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 3 (2007), Issue 5 (May)

1. A case of axial undifferentiated spondyloarthritis diagnosis and management.
   Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol, 3(5): 298-303. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Provocative discography and lumbar fusion: is preoperative assessment of adjacent discs useful?
   Spine, 32(10): 1094-9; discussion 1100. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Bioabsorbable anterior cervical plating: initial multicenter clinical and radiographic experience.
   Spine, 32(10): 1084-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Primary pedicle screw augmentation in osteoporotic lumbar vertebrae: biomechanical analysis of pedicle fixation strength.
   Spine, 32(10): 1077-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Mechanical comparison of posterior instrumentation constructs for spinal fixation across the cervicothoracic junction.
   Spine, 32(10): 1072-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. The effects of bone morphogenetic protein and basic fibroblast growth factor on cultured mesenchymal stem cells for spine fusion.
   Spine, 32(10): 1067-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. The effect of flatfoot deformity and tendon loading on the work of friction measured in the posterior tibial tendon.
   Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon), 22(5): 592-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Interspinous process devices in the lumbar spine.
   J Spinal Disord Tech, 20(3): 255-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Early failure of bioabsorbable anterior cervical fusion plates: case report and failure analysis.
   J Spinal Disord Tech, 20(3): 248-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Percutaneous pedicle screw instrumentation for temporary internal bracing of nondisplaced bony Chance fractures.
    J Spinal Disord Tech, 20(3): 242-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. A comparative biomechanical analysis of spinal instability and instrumentation of the cervicothoracic junction: an in vitro human cadaveric model.
    J Spinal Disord Tech, 20(3): 233-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Anterior cervical fusion with interbody titanium cage containing surgical bone site graft: our institution's experience in 103 consecutive cases of degenerative spondylosis.
    J Spinal Disord Tech, 20(3): 216-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Transpedicular decancellation osteotomy in the treatment of posttuberculous kyphosis.
    J Spinal Disord Tech, 20(3): 209-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Changes in disc height and posteroanterior displacement after fusion in patients with idiopathic scoliosis: a 9-year follow-up study.
    J Spinal Disord Tech, 20(3): 195-202. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Is spinal stenosis better treated surgically or nonsurgically?
    Clin Orthop Relat Res, 458: 90-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Case report: vertebral compression fracture in a fused and instrumented lumbar segment.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res, 458: 226-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Influence of tendon transfer site on moment arms of the flexor digitorum longus muscle.
    Foot Ankle Int, 28(4): 441-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Calcaneocuboid distraction arthrodesis and first metatarsocuneiform arthrodesis for correction of acquired flatfoot deformity in a cadaver model.
    Foot Ankle Int, 28(4): 435-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. The Cobb Procedure for Treatment of Acquired Flatfoot Deformity Associated with Stage II Insufficiency of the Posterior Tibial Tendon.
    Foot Ankle Int, 28(4): 416-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. rhBMP-2 enhancement of posterolateral spinal fusion in a rabbit model in the presence of concurrently administered doxorubicin.
    Spine J, 7(3): 326-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. rhBMP-6 stimulated osteoprogenitor cells enhance posterolateral spinal fusion in the New Zealand white rabbit.
    Spine J, 7(3): 318-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Efficacy of silicated calcium phosphate graft in posterolateral lumbar fusion in sheep.
    Spine J, 7(3): 308-17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Accelerating lumbar fusions by combining rhBMP-2 with allograft bone: a prospective analysis of interbody fusion rates and clinical outcomes.
    Spine J, 7(3): 301-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Pullout resistance of thoracic extrapedicular screws used as a salvage procedure.
    Spine J, 7(3): 286-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Adjacent segment disease following expansive lumbar laminoplasty.
    Spine J, 7(3): 273-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Obesity and litigation predict workers' compensation costs associated with interbody cage lumbar fusion.
    Spine J, 7(3): 266-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Assessment of thumb metacarpophalangeal joint arthrodesis using a single longitudinal K-wire.
    J Hand Surg [Am], 32(5): 677-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Erector spinae muscle changes on magnetic resonance imaging following lumbar surgery through a posterior approach.
    Spine, 32(11): 1236-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. rhBMP-2 (ACS and CRM formulations) overcomes pseudarthrosis in a New Zealand white rabbit posterolateral fusion model.
    Spine, 32(11): 1206-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Results of the prospective, randomized, multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption study of the ProDisc-L total disc replacement versus circumferential fusion for the treatment of 1-level degenerative disc disease.
    Spine, 32(11): 1155-62; discussion 1163. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. SF-36 PCS benefit-cost ratio of lumbar fusion comparison to other surgical interventions: a thought experiment.
    Spine, 32(11): S20-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Complications of spinal instrumentation.
    Radiographics, 27(3): 775-89. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Differences in the incidence of flares or new onset of inflammatory bowel diseases in patients with ankylosing spondylitis exposed to therapy with anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha agents.
    Arthritis Rheum, 57(4): 639-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Acute-phase response, clinical measures and disease activity in ankylosing spondylitis.
    Joint Bone Spine, 74(3): 249-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Increased efficacy of infliximab associated with methotrexate in ankylosing spondylitis.
    Joint Bone Spine, 74(3): 254-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Inserting pedicle screws in the upper thoracic spine without the use of fluoroscopy or image guidance. Is it safe?
    Eur Spine J, 16(5): 625-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Computer tomography assessment of pedicle screw insertion in percutaneous posterior transpedicular stabilization.
    Eur Spine J, 16(5): 613-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Costs and effects in lumbar spinal fusion. A follow-up study in 136 consecutive patients with chronic low back pain.
    Eur Spine J, 16(5): 657-68. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. How do the EQ-5D, SF-6D and the well-being rating scale compare in patients with ankylosing spondylitis?
    Ann Rheum Dis, 66(6): 771-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Utility and direct costs: ankylosing spondylitis compared with rheumatoid arthritis.
    Ann Rheum Dis, 66(6): 727-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Superiority of multilevel cervical arthroplasty outcomes versus single-level outcomes: 229 consecutive PCM prostheses.
    Spine, 32(12): 1337-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Multidirectional testing of one- and two-level ProDisc-L versus simulated fusions.
    Spine, 32(12): 1311-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Association of HLA genes with ankylosing spondylitis in Han population of eastern China.
    Scand J Immunol, 65(6): 559-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Managing Duchenne muscular dystrophy--the additive effect of spinal surgery and home nocturnal ventilation in improving survival.
    Neuromuscul Disord, 17(6): 470-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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