Search Results - "ORTOLINA, Alessandro"

Radiation exposure in spine surgery using an image-guided system based on intraoperative cone-beam computed tomography: analysis of 107 consecutive cases by Costa, Francesco, Tosi, Giovanni, Attuati, Luca, Cardia, Andrea, Ortolina, Alessandro, Grimaldi, Marco, Galbusera, Fabio, Fornari, Maurizio

“…OBJECTIVE The O-arm system in spine surgery allows greater accuracy, lower rate of screw misplacement, and reduced surgical time. Some concerns have been…”
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CT-based radiomics can identify physiological modifications of bone structure related to subjects’ age and sex by Levi, Riccardo, Garoli, Federico, Battaglia, Massimiliano, Rizzo, Dario A. A., Mollura, Maximilliano, Savini, Giovanni, Riva, Marco, Tomei, Massimo, Ortolina, Alessandro, Fornari, Maurizio, Rohatgi, Saurabh, Angelotti, Giovanni, Savevski, Victor, Mazziotti, Gherardo, Barbieri, Riccardo, Grimaldi, Marco, Politi, Letterio S.

“…Purpose Radiomics of vertebral bone structure is a promising technique for identification of osteoporosis. We aimed at assessing the accuracy of machine…”
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Primary stability of pedicle screws depends on the screw positioning and alignment by Costa, Francesco, MD, Villa, Tomaso, PhD, Anasetti, Federica, MSEng, Tomei, Massimo, MD, Ortolina, Alessandro, MD, Cardia, Andrea, MD, La Barbera, Luigi, MSEng, Fornari, Maurizio, MD, Galbusera, Fabio, PhD

“…Abstract Background context There is no universal consensus regarding the biomechanical aspects and relevance on the primary stability of misplaced pedicle…”
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Economic study: a cost-effectiveness analysis of an intraoperative compared with a preoperative image-guided system in lumbar pedicle screw fixation in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis by Costa, Francesco, MD, Porazzi, Emanuele, PhD, MEcon, Restelli, Umberto, MEcon, Foglia, Emanuela, PhD, MEcon, Cardia, Andrea, MD, Ortolina, Alessandro, MD, Tomei, Massimo, MD, Fornari, Maurizio, MD, Banfi, Giuseppe, MD

“…Abstract Background context In spinal surgery, newly developed technology seems to play a key role, especially with the use of computer-assisted image-guided…”
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Bone-Preserving Decompression Procedures Have a Minor Effect on the Flexibility of the Lumbar Spine by Costa, Francesco, Ottardi, Claudia, Volkheimer, David, Ortolina, Alessandro, Bassani, Tito, Wilke, Hans-Joachim, Galbusera, Fabio

“…To mitigate the risk of iatrogenic instability, new posterior decompression techniques able to preserve musculoskeletal structures have been introduced but…”
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Evaluation of the rate of decompression in anterior cervical corpectomy using an intra-operative computerized tomography scan (O-Arm system) by Costa, Francesco, Tomei, Massimo, Sassi, Marco, Cardia, Andrea, Ortolina, Alessandro, Servello, Domenico, Fornari, Maurizio

“…Object The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of intra-operative computerized tomography (CT) scanning in the analysis of bone removal accuracy…”
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Spinal Navigation: Standard Preoperative Versus Intraoperative Computed Tomography Data Set Acquisition for Computer-Guidance System by Costa, Francesco, Cardia, Andrea, Ortolina, Alessandro, Fabio, Galbusera, Zerbi, Alberto, Fornari, Maurizio

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Bone-Preserving Decompression Procedures Have a Minor Effect on the Flexibility of the Lumbar Spine by Costa, Francesco, Ottardi, Claudia, Volkheimer, David, Ortolina, Alessandro, Bassani, Tito, Wilke, Hans-Joachim, Galbusera, Fabio

“…Objective : To mitigate the risk of iatrogenic instability, new posterior decompression techniques able to preserve musculoskeletal structures have been…”
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Spinal Navigation: Standard Preoperative Versus Intraoperative Computed Tomography Data Set Acquisition for Computer-Guidance System: Radiological and Clinical Study in 100 Consecutive Patients by COSTA, Francesco, CARDIA, Andrea, ORTOLINA, Alessandro, FABIO, Galbusera, ZERBI, Alberto, FORNARI, Maurizio

“…A retrospective clinical and radiological study. To compare the safety and accuracy of pedicle screw insertion using two different computed tomography (CT)…”
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Pedicle screw cement augmentation. A mechanical pullout study on different cement augmentation techniques by Costa, Francesco, Ortolina, Alessandro, Galbusera, Fabio, Cardia, Andrea, Sala, Giuseppe, Ronchi, Franco, Uccelli, Carlo, Grosso, Rossella, Fornari, Maurizio

“…Highlights • Pedicle screw augmentation with PMMA allows for a significant increase of the pull-out strength of the screws when implanted in osteoporotic bone…”
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Surgical management of congenital cervical spondylolytic spondylolisthesis: illustrative case by Baram, Ali, Capo, Gabriele, Brembilla, Carlo, Ortolina, Alessandro, Cracchiolo, Giorgio, Riva, Marco, Pessina, Federico, Fornari, Maurizio

“…Congenital cervical spondylolytic spondylolisthesis is a rare and complex disorder of the cervical spine. Surgical treatment is reserved for those symptomatic…”
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Instrumented fusion surgery in elderly patients (over 75 years old): clinical and radiological results in a series of 53 patients by Costa, Francesco, Ortolina, Alessandro, Tomei, Massimo, Cardia, Andrea, Zekay, Edwin, Fornari, Maurizio

“…Objective To evaluate the clinical and radiological outcomes of elderly (>75 years old) patients who underwent spinal instrumented fusion surgery. Methods…”
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Computed Tomography-Based Image-Guided System in Spinal Surgery: State of the Art Through 10 Years of Experience by Costa, Francesco, Dorelli, Gianluigi, Ortolina, Alessandro, Cardia, Andrea, Attuati, Luca, Tomei, Massimo, Milani, Davide, Balzarini, Luca, Galbusera, Fabio, Morenghi, Emanuela, Fornari, Maurizio

“…BACKGROUND:Image-guided navigation systems (IGS) grant excellent clinical and radiological results, minimizing risks correlated with spinal instrumentation…”
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The lumbar adjacent-level syndrome: analysis of clinical, radiological, and surgical parameters in a large single-center series by Cannizzaro, Delia, Anania, Carla D, De Robertis, Mario, Pizzi, Andrea, Gionso, Matteo, Ballabio, Chiara, Ubezio, Maria Cleofe, Frigerio, Gian Marco, Battaglia, Massimiliano, Morenghi, Emanuela, Capo, Gabriele, Milani, Davide, Attuati, Luca, Tomei, Massimo, Riva, Marco, Costa, Francesco, Galbusera, Fabio, Politi, Letterio S, Ortolina, Alessandro, Fornari, Maurizio

“…The development of specific clinical and neurological symptoms and radiological degeneration affecting the segment adjacent to a spinal arthrodesis comprise…”
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Management of C1-2 traumatic fractures using an intraoperative 3D imaging-based navigation system by Costa, Francesco, Ortolina, Alessandro, Attuati, Luca, Cardia, Andrea, Tomei, Massimo, Riva, Marco, Balzarini, Luca, Fornari, Maurizio

“…Fractures of C-1 and C-2 are complex and surgical management may be difficult and challenging due to the anatomical relationship sbetween the vertebrae and…”
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Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty: complementary techniques for the treatment of painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. A prospective non-randomised study on 154 patients by Lovi, Alessio, Teli, Marco, Ortolina, Alessandro, Costa, Francesco, Fornari, Maurizio, Brayda-Bruno, Marco

“…In a prospective study, we aimed to evaluate the potential use of kyphoplasty (KP) and vertebroplasty (VP) as complementary techniques in the treatment of…”
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Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis : analysis of results in a series of 374 patients treated with unilateral laminotomy for bilateral microdecompression by COSTA, Francesco, SASSI, Marco, CARDIA, Andrea, ORTOLINA, Alessandro, DE SANTIS, Antonio, LUCCARELL, Giovanni, FORNARI, Maurizio

“…Surgical decompression is the recommended treatment in patients with moderate to severe degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) in whom symptoms do not…”
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Cervical synovial cyst: case report and review of literature by Costa, Francesco, Menghetti, Claudia, Cardia, Andrea, Fornari, Maurizio, Ortolina, Alessandro

“…Synovial cysts, typically observed in the lumbar spine eventually associated with degenerative changes of the facet joints, only rarely present in the cervical…”
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Stand-alone cage for posterior lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of high-degree degenerative disc disease: design of a new device for an “old” technique. A prospective study on a series of 116 patients by Costa, Francesco, Sassi, Marco, Ortolina, Alessandro, Cardia, Andrea, Assietti, Roberto, Zerbi, Alberto, Lorenzetti, Martin, Galbusera, Fabio, Fornari, Maurizio

“…Chronic lumbar pain due to degenerative disc disease affects a large number of people, including those of fully active age. The usual self-repair system…”
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Preoperative Magnetic Resonance and Intraoperative Computed Tomography Fusion for Real-Time Neuronavigation in Intramedullary Lesion Surgery by Costa, Francesco, Ortolina, Alessandro, Cardia, Andrea, Riva, Marco, Revay, Martina, Pecchioli, Guido, Anania, Carla Daniela, Asteggiano, Francesco, Fornari, Maurizio

“…Abstract BACKGROUND: Image-guided surgery techniques in spinal surgery are usually based upon fluoroscopy or computed tomography (CT) scan, which allow for a…”
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