BACKGROUND: Nonfusion fixation is an effective way to treat lumbar degeneration. In the present study, we analyzed the clinical effects and radiographic outcomes of the Isobar TTL system used to…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility for awake, endoscopic treatment of lumbar pseudarthrosis after a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF).METHODS: A 71-year-old male with severe cardiac disease, determined to be high…
STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective analysis of patient hospitalization and discharge records.OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between race and inpatient postoperative complications following lumbar spinal fusion surgery.SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Racial…
We seek to determine the outcomes of patients undergoing outpatient-based ALIF compared to a consecutive series of inpatient based ALIF performed during the same time period. 58 consecutive patients at…
Background and aims Opinions diverge concerning the prognostic importance of preoperative degenerative spondylolisthesis in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis, as well as the significance of further slippage post-operatively following decompression…
Study Design: A biomechanical study.Purpose: To determine the actual load path and compare pullout strengths as a function of screw size used in revision surgeries using postmortem human subject specimens.Overview…
Spinal pseudarthrosis is failure of bony union across a segment where arthrodesis has been attempted. A variety of treatment approaches have been proposed to promote bony union, including use of…
In treating recalcitrant low back pain, extreme lateral lumbar interbody fusion (XLIF) with a large cage is reported to have better stability compared to approach of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion…
BACKGROUND: Spinal surgery performed entirely with minimally invasive surgery is referred to as circumferential MIS (cMIS). However, cMIS still has a limited sagittal correction capability for adult spinal deformity (ASD)…
BACKGROUND: There is no available literature for comparison on muscle atrophy between the "stand-alone" oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) and regular OLIF (i.e., combined with percutaneous pedicle screws fixation (PPSF)…