The low lumbar spine below Cotrel–Dubousset instrumentation: long-term findings

FS Pérez-Grueso, N Fernández-Baíllo, SA de Robles… - Spine, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review of long instrumented fusions down to the low lumbar
spine for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Objectives. To evaluate whether the …

Ideal sagittal profile restoration and ideal lumbar apex positioning play an important role in postoperative mechanical complications after a lumbar PSO

…, L Boissiere, C Yilgor, N Fernández-Baíllo… - Spine deformity, 2020 - Springer
Study design Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. Objective To determine
the influence of postoperative ideal lordosis distribution and ideal sagittal harmony on …

Spine Instability Neoplastic Score: agreement across different medical and surgical specialties

…, C Fernández, E Fernández, N Fernández-Baillo… - The Spine Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Context Spinal instability is an acknowledged complication of spinal metastases;
in spite of recent suggested criteria, it is not clearly defined in the literature. Purpose This …

Sagittal realignment: surgical restoration of the global alignment and proportion score parameters: a subgroup analysis. What are the consequences of failing to …

…, JM Sánchez-Márquez, N Fernández-Baíllo… - European Spine …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction The Global Alignment and Proportion (GAP) score incorporates three domains
directly modified with surgery (relative pelvic version–RPV, relative lumbar lordosis—RLL, …

Decision making of graduation in patients with early-onset scoliosis at the end of distraction-based programs: risks and benefits of definitive fusion

…, JMS Márquez, N Fernández-Baíllo… - Spine deformity, 2018 - Elsevier
Study Design Retrospective comparative analysis. Objective Study early-onset scoliosis (EOS)
graduated patients to establish founded criteria for graduation decision making and …

Proximal junctional vertebral fracture-subluxation after adult spine deformity surgery. Does vertebral augmentation avoid this complication? A case report

N Fernández-Baíllo, JM Sánchez Márquez… - Scoliosis, 2012 - Springer
Background To report to the orthopedic community a case of vertebral fracture and adjacent
vertebral subluxation through the upper instrumented vertebra after thoracolumbar fusion …

Severe restrictive lung disease and vertebral surgery in a pediatric population

J Payo, FS Perez-Grueso, N Fernandez-Baillo… - European Spine …, 2009 - Springer
The aim of this study is to describe the outcome of surgical treatment for pediatric patients
with forced vital capacity (FVC) <40% and severe vertebral deformity. Few studies have …

Compensatory mechanisms recruited against proximal junctional kyphosis by patients instrumented from the thoracolumbar junction to the iliac

…, A Vila-Casademunt, N Fernández-Baíllo… - European Spine …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose The compensatory mechanisms recruited by un-instrumented patients against
sagittal imbalance are well documented. However, there is a lack of information regarding …

Limiting spread of COVID-19 in an orthopaedic department—a perspective from Spain

…, JC Rubio-Suárez, N Fernández-Baillo… - Journal of Surgical …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Besides national and international recommendations, orthopaedic departments face
significant changes in daily activity and serious issues to maintain their standards in …

Does the use of postoperative brace help preventing mechanical complications following adult deformity surgery?

J Pizones, L Boissiere, L Moreno-Manzanaro… - European Spine …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose There is scarce information regarding the effectiveness of postoperative braces in
decreasing mechanical complications and reinterventions following adult deformity surgery. …