Purpose Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) is the clinical manifestation of an abnormal stretch
on the spinal cord, caused by several pathological conditions. Tethered cord release is the …

Purpose To determine the risk factors of neurologic deficits during PVCR correction, so as to
help improve safety during and after surgery. Methods A consecutive series of 76 patients …

Background At present, research on spinal shortening is mainly focused on the safe
distance of spinal shortening and the mechanism of spinal cord injury, but there is no …

Study Design. Retrospective case series. Objective. To investigate the safety and efficacy of
spine-shortening osteotomy for congenital scoliosis with tethered cord. Summary of …

OBJECT The standard surgical release of a tethered cord may result in recurrent scar
formation and occasionally be associated with retethering. The application of spinal …

Study Design. Retrospective study of instrumentation failure after posterior vertebral column
resection (pVCR) in adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients. Objective. The morbidity and …

Study Design. A retrospective study. Objective. To evaluate the radiological and clinical
results of simultaneous surgery with preservation of the posterior vertebral wall for rigid post …

Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a novel technique
named spinal joints release (SJR) and observe its efficacy in treating rigid post-traumatic …

Objective To investigate the relationship between different types of laminectomy extension
and spinal cord injury subsequent to acute spinal shorting after 3-column osteotomy in living …

Objective To explore whether the laminectomy extension can effectively prevent spinal cord
injury (SCI) due to spinal shortening after 3-column osteotomy in goat models. Methods A …