Sakari Savolainen - Publications

Operative Treatment of Tarlov Cysts - Outcomes and Predictors of Improvement after Surgery: A Series of 97 Consecutive Patients and a Systematic Review of Literature.

Journal: Global spine journal

Published: December 09, 2023

Life satisfaction and pain interference in spine surgery patients before and after surgery: comparison between on-opioid and opioid-naïve patients.

Journal: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation

Published: July 28, 2018

Opioid-Induced Bowel Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery: Comparison of Oxycodone and Oxycodone-Naloxone Treatment.

Journal: Advances in therapy

Published: October 27, 2016

High Risk of Dementia in Ventricular Enlargement with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Related Symptoms1.

Journal: Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD

Published: April 01, 2016

The effect of decompressive surgery on lumbar paraspinal and biceps brachii muscle function and movement perception in lumbar spinal stenosis: a 2-year follow-up.

Journal: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society

Published: January 08, 2015

Preoperative MRI findings predict two-year postoperative clinical outcome in lumbar spinal stenosis.

Journal: PloS one

Published: March 18, 2014

Cerebrospinal fluid biomarker and brain biopsy findings in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.

Journal: PloS one

Published: October 22, 2013

Correlation of lateral stenosis in MRI with symptoms, walking capacity and EMG findings in patients with surgically confirmed lateral lumbar spinal canal stenosis.

Journal: BMC musculoskeletal disorders

Published: August 23, 2013

Association of Modic changes with health-related quality of life among patients referred to spine surgery.

Journal: Scandinavian journal of pain

Published: May 27, 2013

Visually assessed severity of lumbar spinal canal stenosis is paradoxically associated with leg pain and objective walking ability.

Journal: BMC musculoskeletal disorders

Published: May 10, 2013

Preoperative predictors for good postoperative satisfaction and functional outcome in lumbar spinal stenosis surgery--a prospective observational study with a two-year follow-up.

Journal: Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society

Published: December 15, 2012

Poor cognitive outcome in shunt-responsive idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.

Journal: Neurosurgery

Published: October 06, 2012