Nursing Care in Spinal FusionAn abstract is unavailable. This article is available as a PDF only.doi:10.2307/3414364PITMAN, ELEANOR B.AJN The American Journal of Nursing
Spinal fusion surgery makes it possible for surgeons to strengthen the spine, restore function, and reduce pain in patients who need it. This type of surgery has traditionally relied on bone grafts. Bone grafts are small pieces of bone, usually taken from the patient’s own hip or pelvis, a...
12. Health care costs and characteristics of spinal fusion patients receiving concentrated bone marrow aspirate (BMAC), iliac crest autograft or bone morphogenic protein (BMP) therapy: a retrospective cohort study utilizing administrative claimsBACKGROUND CONTEXT To aid in fusion, surgeons may choose to...
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The lack of evidence on appropriate discharge planning preparations, specifically for spinal fusion surgery patients, has led the orthopaedic nursing team to ask: How can we better prepare families to care for their child following discharge home? A descriptive case study design was used. A non-pr...
Acute and chronic neck and lower back pain represent major health care problems in the United States. An estimated 75% of all people will experience back pain at some time in their lives. Most patients who present with an acute episode of back pain recover without surgery, while 3-5% of ...
Administered intravenously (into the vein) through a single infusion, Zolgensma uses a modified and harmless viral shell to deliver a healthy copy of the SMN1 gene to cells. While the gene is not introduced into the patient’s DNA, it is expected to be maintained inside cells that do not...
Post-fusion alignment averaged 1 C of sl opradcoe swis aasn9d200·07• mm. of translation. Post-fusion height for the injured vertebra No patient is the series lost residual neurologic function. and disc To assess neurologic recovery, the strength of each lower extremity muscle group and ...
Clinical Outcomes of Corrective Fusion Surgery From the Thoracic Spine to the Pelvis for Adult Spinal Deformity at 1, 2, and 5 years Postoperatively. Spine 2022, 47, 792–799. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] Smith, J.S.; Shaffrey, C.I.; Berven, S.; Glassman, S.; Hamill, ...
Spinal strokes may be associated with tremendous spinal cord injury. Erythropoietin (EPO) improves the neurological outcome of animals after spinal cord ischemia (SCI) and its effects on ischemia-induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and the unfolded