Published in Spine (Phila Pa 1976) on December 01, 2007
Interspinous implants (X Stop, Wallis, Diam) for the treatment of LSS: is there a correlation between radiological parameters and clinical outcome? Eur Spine J (2009) 1.68
Angiopoietin-like protein 2 induced by mechanical stress accelerates degeneration and hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum in lumbar spinal canal stenosis. PLoS One (2014) 0.90
Hypertrophy of ligamentum flavum in lumbar spine stenosis is associated with increased miR-155 level. Dis Markers (2014) 0.87
Dynamic changes of the ligamentum flavum in the cervical spine assessed with kinetic magnetic resonance imaging. Global Spine J (2013) 0.86
Ligamentum flavum hematomas: Why does it mostly occur in old Asian males? Interesting point of reported cases: Review and case report. J Craniovertebr Junction Spine (2016) 0.83
Radiological significance of ligamentum flavum hypertrophy in the occurrence of redundant nerve roots of central lumbar spinal stenosis. J Korean Neurosurg Soc (2012) 0.82
Interspinous implant with unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis in elderly patients. J Korean Neurosurg Soc (2010) 0.81
Analysis of the Relationship between Hypertrophy of the Ligamentum Flavum and Lumbar Segmental Motion with Aging Process. Asian Spine J (2016) 0.81
Analysis of the Relationship between Ligamentum Flavum Thickening and Lumbar Segmental Instability, Disc Degeneration, and Facet Joint Osteoarthritis in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Asian Spine J (2016) 0.80
Ligamentum flavum hypertrophy in asymptomatic and chronic low back pain subjects. PLoS One (2015) 0.78
TGF-β1, in association with the increased expression of connective tissue growth factor, induce the hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum through the p38 MAPK pathway. Int J Mol Med (2016) 0.77
The interspinous spacer: a clinicoanatomical investigation using plastination. Minim Invasive Surg (2012) 0.76
Histopathological Analysis of Ligamentum Flavum in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and Disc Herniation. Asian Spine J (2017) 0.75
"Only fixation:" Simple act, but mammoth stride toward great aspiration in managing cervical spondylotic myelopathy. J Craniovertebr Junction Spine (2015) 0.75
Dose-dependent regulation of cell proliferation and collagen degradation by estradiol on ligamentum flavum. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2014) 0.75
Cyclic stretch enhances apoptosis in human lumbar ligamentum flavum cells via the induction of reactive oxygen species generation. J Spinal Cord Med (2016) 0.75
Experimental Mouse Model of Lumbar Ligamentum Flavum Hypertrophy. PLoS One (2017) 0.75
Interspinous posterior devices: What is the real surgical indication? World J Clin Cases (2014) 0.75
Hypoplasia of endocrine and exocrine pancreas in homozygous transgenic TGF-beta1. Mol Cell Endocrinol (2005) 2.23
Cervical spondylolysis in a judo player: a case report and biomechanical analysis. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg (2008) 2.08
Biomechanical comparison of two stabilization techniques of the atlantoaxial joints: transarticular screw fixation versus screw and rod fixation. Neurosurgery (2005) 1.70
Association of STAT4 with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus in the Japanese population. Arthritis Rheum (2008) 1.51
Ovarian endometriosis showing decidual change and Arias-Stella reaction with biotin-containing intranuclear inclusions. Acta Cytol (2003) 1.49
Incidence of lumbar spondylolysis in the general population in Japan based on multidetector computed tomography scans from two thousand subjects. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2009) 1.46
Effects of charité artificial disc on the implanted and adjacent spinal segments mechanics using a hybrid testing protocol. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 1.42
Cardiac rehabilitation reduces serum levels of oxidized low-density lipoprotein. Circ J (2014) 1.39
Cartilage intermediate layer protein (CILP) regulation in intervertebral discs. The effect of age, degeneration, and bone morphogenetic protein-2. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2012) 1.39
Pathomechanism of ligamentum flavum hypertrophy: a multidisciplinary investigation based on clinical, biomechanical, histologic, and biologic assessments. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 1.37
Athletes with unilateral spondylolysis are at risk of stress fracture at the contralateral pedicle and pars interarticularis: a clinical and biomechanical study. Am J Sports Med (2005) 1.36
Immunohistochemical demonstration of EMA/Glut1-positive perineurial cells and CD34-positive fibroblastic cells in peripheral nerve sheath tumors. Mod Pathol (2003) 1.32
Ubiquitin ligase Cbl-b is a negative regulator for insulin-like growth factor 1 signaling during muscle atrophy caused by unloading. Mol Cell Biol (2009) 1.27
Spectrum of different types of hypophysitis: a clinicopathologic study of hypophysitis in 31 cases. Endocr Pathol (2002) 1.22
JRAB/MICAL-L2 is a junctional Rab13-binding protein mediating the endocytic recycling of occludin. Mol Biol Cell (2006) 1.20
Overexpression of a novel superoxide-producing enzyme, NADPH oxidase 1, in adenoma and well differentiated adenocarcinoma of the human colon. Cancer Lett (2005) 1.18
Skeletal muscle gene expression in space-flown rats. FASEB J (2004) 1.18
The a3 isoform vacuolar type H⁺-ATPase promotes distant metastasis in the mouse B16 melanoma cells. Mol Cancer Res (2011) 1.17
Gastric inverted hyperplastic polyp. Report of four cases and relation to gastritis cystica profunda. APMIS (2002) 1.17
Evidence for cancer-associated expression of NADPH oxidase 1 (Nox1)-based oxidase system in the human stomach. Free Radic Biol Med (2007) 1.16
Lumbar ligamentum flavum hypertrophy is due to accumulation of inflammation-related scar tissue. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2007) 1.16
Pituitary and stalk lesions (infundibulo-hypophysitis) associated with immunoglobulin G4-related systemic disease: an emerging clinical entity. Endocr J (2009) 1.16
Microsatellite instability and protein expression of the DNA mismatch repair gene, hMLH1, of lung cancer in chromate-exposed workers. Mol Carcinog (2005) 1.13
Percutaneous drainage and continuous irrigation in patients with severe pyogenic spondylitis, abscess formation, and marked bone destruction. J Neurosurg Spine (2006) 1.12
SNPs in the KCNJ11-ABCC8 gene locus are associated with type 2 diabetes and blood pressure levels in the Japanese population. J Hum Genet (2007) 1.12
Transcriptional re-programming of primary macrophages reveals distinct apoptotic and anti-tumoral functions of IRF-3 and IRF-7. Eur J Immunol (2009) 1.12
Osteoactivin upregulates expression of MMP-3 and MMP-9 in fibroblasts infiltrated into denervated skeletal muscle in mice. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol (2005) 1.10
Acral myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma: a report of five cases and review of the literature. Virchows Arch (2002) 1.10
Clinically relevant injury patterns after an anterior cruciate ligament injury provide insight into injury mechanisms. Am J Sports Med (2012) 1.09
Incidence and etiology of lumbar spondylolysis: review of the literature. J Orthop Sci (2010) 1.07
Colonic pseudolipomatosis, microscopically classified into two groups. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2006) 1.07
Mice lacking the EDB segment of fibronectin develop normally but exhibit reduced cell growth and fibronectin matrix assembly in vitro. Cancer Res (2002) 1.07
Cribriform-morular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma: a pathological and molecular genetic study with evidence of frequent somatic mutations in exon 3 of the beta-catenin gene. J Pathol (2003) 1.05
Biomechanical analysis comparing three C1-C2 transarticular screw salvaging fixation techniques. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2010) 1.04
Frequency response of pig intervertebral disc cells subjected to dynamic hydrostatic pressure. J Orthop Res (2006) 1.04
Replication of reported genetic associations of PADI4, FCRL3, SLC22A4 and RUNX1 genes with rheumatoid arthritis: results of an independent Japanese population and evidence from meta-analysis of East Asian studies. J Hum Genet (2007) 1.04
Hybrid technique of cortical bone trajectory and pedicle screwing for minimally invasive spine reconstruction surgery: a technical note. J Med Invest (2014) 1.03
Biomechanical rationale for using polyetheretherketone (PEEK) spacers for lumbar interbody fusion-A finite element study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 1.02
Prognostic significance of HIF-2alpha expression on tumor infiltrating macrophages in patients with uterine cervical cancer undergoing radiotherapy. J Med Invest (2008) 1.02
Colorectal xanthomas with polypoid lesion: report of 25 cases. APMIS (2004) 1.01
Sp1 family of transcription factors regulates the human alpha2 (XI) collagen gene (COL11A2) in Saos-2 osteoblastic cells. J Bone Miner Res (2006) 1.01
Hematoma in the cervical ligamentum flavum. Report of a case and review of the literature. Skeletal Radiol (2009) 1.01
Fractures of the distal end of radius in elderly patients: a comparative study of anatomical and functional results. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) (2002) 1.01
Preferential loading of the ACL compared with the MCL during landing: a novel in sim approach yields the multiplanar mechanism of dynamic valgus during ACL injuries. Am J Sports Med (2013) 1.01
MRI signal changes of the pedicle as an indicator for early diagnosis of spondylolysis in children and adolescents: a clinical and biomechanical study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 1.01
Conservative treatment for pediatric lumbar spondylolysis to achieve bone healing using a hard brace: what type and how long?: Clinical article. J Neurosurg Spine (2012) 1.01
Selective vacuolar degeneration in dystrophin-deficient canine Purkinje fibers despite preservation of dystrophin-associated proteins with overexpression of Dp71. Circulation (2008) 1.01
Three successive stress fractures at the same vertebral level in an adolescent baseball player. Am J Sports Med (2003) 1.00
Clinicopathological features of growth hormone-producing pituitary adenomas: difference among various types defined by cytokeratin distribution pattern including a transitional form. Endocr Pathol (2008) 1.00
Overexpression of HMGA2 relates to reduction of the let-7 and its relationship to clinicopathological features in pituitary adenomas. Mod Pathol (2009) 0.99
Effect of the increase in the height of lumbar disc space on facet joint articulation area in sagittal plane. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 0.99
Ubiquitin ligase gene expression in healthy volunteers with 20-day bedrest. Muscle Nerve (2006) 0.98
A preliminary biomechanical evaluation in a simulated spinal fusion model. Laboratory investigation. J Neurosurg Spine (2007) 0.96
Inactivation of RASSF1A tumor suppressor gene by aberrant promoter hypermethylation in human pituitary adenomas. Lab Invest (2005) 0.96
State of the art: Transforaminal approach for percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy under local anesthesia. J Med Invest (2014) 0.95
Retrospective study of deep surgical site infections following spinal surgery and the effectiveness of continuous irrigation. Br J Neurosurg (2011) 0.95
High incidence of low O(6)-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase expression in invasive macroadenomas of Cushing's disease. Eur J Endocrinol (2009) 0.95
Melanotic oncocytic metaplasia of the nasopharynx: a report of seven cases and review of the literature. Virchows Arch (2004) 0.95
A novel type of EWS-CHOP fusion gene in myxoid liposarcoma. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2006) 0.95
Esophageal xanthoma: report of two cases and a review of the literature. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2003) 0.95
Posterior instrumentation reduces differences in spine stability as a result of different cage orientations: an in vitro study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2005) 0.93
The effect of removing the lateral part of the pars interarticularis on stress distribution at the neural arch in lumbar foraminal microdecompression at L3-L4 and L4-L5: anatomic and finite element investigations. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2007) 0.93
Biomechanical evaluation of cervical double-door laminoplasty using hydroxyapatite spacer. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2003) 0.93
Biomechanics of two-level Charité artificial disc placement in comparison to fusion plus single-level disc placement combination. Spine J (2006) 0.93
Subchondral cysts in dysplastic osteoarthritic hips communicate with the joint space: analysis using three-dimensional computed tomography. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol (2012) 0.93
Minimally invasive technique for direct repair of pars interarticularis defects in adults using a percutaneous pedicle screw and hook-rod system. J Neurosurg Spine (2009) 0.93
Lumbar spinal disorders in patients with athetoid cerebral palsy: a clinical and biomechanical study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 0.92
Tumor-specific downregulation and methylation of the CDH13 (H-cadherin) and CDH1 (E-cadherin) genes correlate with aggressiveness of human pituitary adenomas. Mod Pathol (2007) 0.92