Iulian Popa

Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara | UMFT · Department of Orthopaedics - Traumatology - Urology and Imaging

Introduction There is a growing body of literature separately linking lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) with various factors such as paravertebral muscle (PVM) impaired function/morphology, lordosis or BMI. However, their interplay is yet to be known. The present study aims to investigate the relationship between PVM morphology, BMI and lumbar lordosis...

Purpose: Long time recognized as a cause of lumbar stenosis, degenerative spondylolisthesis has an evolution in interrelation with sagittal balance. This study aimed to assess the role of ALIF in correcting the sagittal balance in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis. Material and methods: Twenty patients aged between 47 and 70 years wer...

Introduction: Osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVF) can lead to late collapse which often causes kyphotic spinal deformity, persistent back pain, decreased lung capacity, increased fracture risk and increased mortality. The purpose of our study is to compare the efficacy and safety of vertebroplasty against conservative management of osteoporotic...

PurposeSpinopelvic parameters can be useful in identifying risk factors for lumbar degenerative disc disease, but few studies assess patients with single-level disc herniation and most do not evaluate symptoms. This comparative retrospective study was aimed to analyse spinopelvic parameters, symptoms and MRI changes in patients with single-level lu...

Osteoporotic vertebral fractures can lead to late collapse which often cause kyphotic spinal deformity, persistent back pain, decreased lung capacity, increased fracture risk and increased mortality. The purpose of our study is to compare the efficacy and safety of vertebroplasty against conservative management of osteoporotic vertebral fractures w...

Introduction Pedicle substraction osteotomy (PSO) in the lumbar spine is indicated in the treatment of large sagittal deformities of the lumbar spine. Substantial complications associated with PSOs include pseudarthrosis and mechanical failure. The purpose of the present study was to assess the complications of this procedure and the causes of mech...

Unstable pelvic ring disruptions have been associated with high rates of morbidity. Accurate reduction with fixation diminishes pain, permits early patient mobility, and allows the pelvic ring to improve functional outcome. This was a retrospective study, whereby 30 polytrauma hospitalized patients were included, with unstable pelvic lesions stabil...

Between 2004-2006 in Moscow at the Russian University of People’s Friendship Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology under the lead of Alexandr Laka, there have been created more new instruments, which allowed individualised treatment for each scoliotic patient.Case outline The case that we bring to your attention belongs to the patients group t...

The reporting of gait analysis data on operated fractures of the tibial plateau, while extensive for studies of knee osteoarthritis of mostly undisclosed aetiology and ACL deficient knees, is rather limited in literature. In the present study we investigated 25 tibial plateau fractures classified as Schatzker II, IV, V and VI that underwent operati...

Aim: To investigate a possible correlation between the histological and morphometric properties of herniated intervertebral disc, clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics of patients with lumbar disc degeneration (LDD). Materials and Methods: Thirty six patients with LDD were clinically evaluated using Japanese Orthopaedic Asso...

Purpose Fragility hip fractures represent a major health and social burden. To date, there are no reports regarding mortality and factors that influence outcomes after osteoporotic hip fractures in Romania. Material and methods The electronic database of the largest healthcare provider in the western part of the country was searched for hip frac...

The management of bone defects of the extremities has important particularities. Patients prefer limited procedures when facing with complex reconstructions and each filling option has benefits and disadvantages. We aimed to present our short and long term results with small contained bone defects after tumoral resections filled with different type...

The goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of one-stage surgical management for infectious spondylodiscitis by circumferential decompression with posterior instrumentation and fusion by lateral extracavitary approach. Between March 2010 and June 2012, 7 cases with bacterial spondylodiscitis were treated with one-stage circumferential decompre...

Objectives: the aim of this study is to correlate the clinical neurological impairment and magnetic resonance imaging in acute patients with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) Material and methods: we analyzed the MRI images of 43 patients with acute cervical SCI, admitted and surgically treated. On MRI spinal cord edema, hemorrhage and cerebrospina...

Haemophilia is a hereditary disease due to a defect of the X chromosome, which determines a faulty production of coagulation factor VIII in haemophilia A (85 % of cases) and factor IX in haemophilia B. Three degrees of severity can be distinguished: low, with a deficient factor concentration greater than 5 % of normal values, medium, with a concent...

Objective: The current study aims to find the neurological characteristic of thoracolumbar junction fractures as well as the impact of a proper initial neurological assessment onto the treatment management of patients admitted into Timisoara County Clinical Emergency Hospital's Emergency Unit. Materials and methods: This is a retrospective study...

Lumbosacral nerve roots anomalies may produce low back pain. These anomalies are reported to be a cause for failed back surgery. They are usually left undiagnosed, especially in endoscopic discectomy techniques. Any surgery for entrapment disorders, performed on a patient with undiagnosed lumbosacral nerve roots anomaly, may lead to serious neural...