ArticleMalaysian orthopaedic journal2021
Thoracic Spine Stenosis: Does Ultrasonic Osteotome Improve Outcome in Comparison to Conventional Technique?
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- Effect of Ultrasonic Osteotome on Therapeutic Efficacy and Safety of Spinal Surgery: A System Review and Meta-Analysis.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Pooled it
- A Comparative Study of Piezoelectric Surgery versus High-Speed Drill in Cervical Spine Laminectomy.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Assessment of Safety and Efficacy of Full-Endoscopic Ultrasonic Bone Scalpel for Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
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- Ultrasonic Bone Scalpel versus Conventional Methods for Osteotomy in Posterior Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Review and Meta-Analysis.Asian spine journal · 2023Article
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- The H Laminectomy: Technical Description and Clinical Experience From the First 85 Patients.International journal of spine surgery · 2023Article
- Risk factors for postoperative complications after UBE surgery for thoracic spinal stenosis and construction of a nomogram predictive model.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
introductionTo investigate the efficacy of Ultrasonic Bone Scalpel (UBS) in thoracic spinal stenosis (TSS) in comparison to traditional technique. MATERIAL AND
methodsA total of 55 patients who had undergone conventional surgery (Group A) are compared with 45 patients of UBS (Group B) in TSS. The primary outcome measure of Modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association score (m JOA) with neurological complications and dural injury were assessed. Secondary outcome measures of total blood loss (TBL), time duration of surgery (ORT) and length of hospital stay (LHS) were analysed.
resultsThe pre-operative mJOA score 5.00(4.00-6.00) in the group A and 5.00(4.00-6.00) in the group B improved to 7.00(7.00-8.00) in the group A and 9.00(9.00-10.00) in the group B, respectively (P<0.001) at final average follow-up of 117.55 months for group A and 75.69 months in group B. More significant grade of myelopathy improvement and mJOA recovery rate (RR) were noted in group B. The TBL, ORT and LHS were more favourable in group B as compared to group A (p<0.0001). The group A had 9 (16.36%) neurological deficits compared to 2 (4.44%) in group B (p<0.001). Dural tears occurred in both groups (A=11, B=9). It was more frequent and not repairable in group A but without significant statistical difference.
conclusionUBS can reduce neurological deficits and improve outcomes in TSS. Secondarily, reduced blood loss, lesser surgical time and reduced LHS are significant added advantages of this new technology.
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