Volume 12 Issue 3

Basic Studies Biomechanical Study of Cervical Posterior Decompression

Akira Hashiguchi, Tsukasa Kanchiku, Norihiro Nishida, Toshihiko Taguchi

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):391-397.   Published online June 4, 2018

Testing Pullout Strength of Pedicle Screw Using Synthetic Bone Models: Is a Bilayer Foam Model a Better Representation of Vertebra?

Vicky Varghese, Venkatesh Krishnan, Gurunathan Saravana Kumar

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):398-406.   Published online June 4, 2018

Clinical Studies Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebra-Related Low Back Pain: Resolving the Controversy

Balachandar Gopalan, Janardhan Srinivas Yerramshetty

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):407-415.   Published online June 4, 2018

Outcomes of Unstable Subaxial Cervical Spine Fractures Managed by Posteroanterior Stabilization and Fusion

Charanjit Singh Dhillon, Mithun Shriniwas Jakkan, Rishi Dwivedi, Narendra Reddy Medagam, Pankaj Jindal, Shrikant Ega

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):416-422.   Published online June 4, 2018

Usefulness of Oblique Lumbar Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Nerve Root Anomalies and Extraforaminal Entrapment Lesions

Dong Hwa Heo, Seok Woo Kim, Hsien-Hao Chang, Choon-Keun Park

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):423-427.   Published online June 4, 2018

Is Facet Tropism Associated with Increased Risk of Disc Herniation in the Lumbar Spine?

Hassan Ghandhari, Ebrahim Ameri, Habib Hasani, Mir Bahram Safari, Ali Tabrizi

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):428-433.   Published online June 4, 2018

Surgical Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Stabilization for Spinal Fractures in Patients with Ankylosing Spinal Disorders

Kazuhiro Kai, Ko Ikuta, Keigo Masuda, Takahiro Kitamura, Hideyuki Senba, Satoshi Shidahara

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):434-441.   Published online June 4, 2018

Perioperative Management of Patients with Hemophilia during Spinal Surgery

Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, Shiro Imagama, Kei Ando, Kenyu Ito, Mikito Tsushima, Masayoshi Morozumi, Satoshi Tanaka, Masaaki Machino, Kyotaro Ota, Yoshihiro Nishida, Naoki Ishiguro

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):442-445.   Published online June 4, 2018

Combined Laminoplasty and Posterior Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Treatment: A Literature Review

Kelly J. Bridges, Lauren N. Simpson, Carli L. Bullis, Andy Rekito, Christina M. Sayama, Khoi D. Than

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):446-458.   Published online June 4, 2018

Preoperative Mechanical Bowel Evacuation Reduces Intraoperative Bleeding and Operation Time in Spinal Surgery

Majid Rezvani, Reza Abbasi, Homayoon Tabesh, Leila Dehghani, Shahaboddin Dolatkhah, Maryam Nasri, Mohsen Kolahdouzan, Rokhsareh Meamar

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):459-465.   Published online June 4, 2018

Simultaneous Surgical Treatment of Congenital Spinal Deformity Associated with Intraspinal Anomalies

Manoj Singrakhia, Nikhil Malewar, Sonal Deshmukh, Shivaji Deshmukh

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):466-475.   Published online June 4, 2018

Factors Associated with the Symptoms of Young Adults with L5 Spondylolysis

Min-Woo Kim, Kyu Yeol Lee, Seunghyun Lee

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):476-483.   Published online June 4, 2018

Minimal Dose of Tranexamic Acid Is Effective in Reducing Blood Loss in Complex Spine Surgeries: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Study

Moslem Shakeri, Firooz Salehpour, Ghaffar Shokouhi, Kamkar Aeinfar, Javad Aghazadeh, Farhad Mirzaei, Seyed Ahmad Naseri Alavi

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):484-489.   Published online June 4, 2018

The Role of a Multi-Step Core Stability Exercise Program in the Treatment of Nurses with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Pardis Noormohammadpour, Mahla Kordi, Mohammad Ali Mansournia, Maryam Akbari-Fakhrabadi, Ramin Kordi

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):490-502.   Published online June 4, 2018

Effectiveness of Activity-Based Therapy in Comparison with Surface Spinal Stimulation in People with Traumatic Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury for Activation of Central Pattern Generator for Locomotion: Study Protocol for a 24-Week Randomized Controlled Trial

Parneet Kaur Bedi, Narkeesh Arumugam, Harvinder Singh Chhabra

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):503-510.   Published online June 4, 2018

Outcome of Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Surgery in >60-Year-Old Patients with Low Back Pain

Ratish Singh, Gao Zeng Xin, Mangal Prasad Hirachan, Lin Yu Cheng

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):511-517.   Published online June 4, 2018

Clinical Correlation between Muscle Damage and Oswestry Disability Index Score after Open Lumbar Surgery: Does Open Surgery Reduces Functional Ability?

Rushama Tandon, Vivek Kiyawat, Neeraj Kumar

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):518-523.   Published online June 4, 2018

Analysis of Adjacent Fractures after Two-Level Percutaneous Vertebroplasty: Is the Intervening Vertebral Body Prone to Re-fracture?

Seok Han, Il-Tae Jang

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):524-532.   Published online June 4, 2018

Risk Factors Associated with Pain Severity in Patients with Non-specific Low Back Pain in Southern China

Shilabant Sen Sribastav, Jun Long, Peiheng He, Wei He, Fubiao Ye, Zemin Li, Jianru Wang, Hui Liu, Hua Wang, Zhaomin Zheng

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):533-543.   Published online June 4, 2018

Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Modified Mini-Open and Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Comparative Study

Sudhir Ganesan, Vignesh Jayabalan, Venkatesh Kumar, Karthik Kailash

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):544-550.   Published online June 4, 2018

Surgical Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with Asymptomatic Tethered Cord Syndrome

Toshitaka Seki, Kazutoshi Hida, Shunsuke Yano, Kiyohiro Houkin

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):551-555.   Published online June 4, 2018

Influence of Skeletal Muscle Mass and Spinal Alignment on Surgical Outcomes for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Yawara Eguchi, Munetaka Suzuki, Hajime Yamanaka, Hiroshi Tamai, Tatsuya Kobayashi, Sumihisa Orita, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Miyako Suzuki, Kazuhide Inage, Kazuki Fujimoto, Hirohito Kanamoto, Koki Abe, Masaki Norimoto, Tomotaka Umimura, Yasuchika Aoki, Masao Koda, Takeo Furuya, Tomoaki Toyone, Tomoyuki Ozawa, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):556-562.   Published online June 4, 2018

Do Pedicle Screws in Concave Apex of Scoliosis Offer Any Advantages?

Yogesh Kishorkant Pithwa

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):563-568.   Published online June 4, 2018

Technical Note Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery for Various Foraminal Lesions at the Lumbosacral Lesion

Dae-Jung Choi, Ju-Eun Kim, Je-Tea Jung, Yong-Sang Kim, Han-Jin Jang, Bang Yoo, Il-Ho Kang

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):569-573.   Published online June 4, 2018

Review Articles Etiology, Evaluation, and Treatment of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome

Amer Sebaaly, Marie-José Lahoud, Maroun Rizkallah, Gaby Kreichati, Khalil Kharrat

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):574-585.   Published online June 4, 2018

What is the Current Evidence on Vertebral Body Osteonecrosis?: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Matteo Formica, Andrea Zanirato, Luca Cavagnaro, Marco Basso, Stefano Divano, Carlo Formica, Lamberto Felli

Asian Spine J. 2018;12(3):586-599.   Published online June 4, 2018