Study design: External validation using prospectively collected data. Objectives: To determine model performance of Dialogue Support in predicting outcomes after lumbar spine surgery. Summary of background data: To help clinicians…
Case Reports . 2023 Apr 24;15(4):e38057. doi: 10.7759/cureus.38057. eCollection 2023 Apr. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JPN. Item in Clipboard…
. 2023 Apr 18;85(5):1420-1424. doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000000674. eCollection 2023 May. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province.…
Fusion material is one of the key factors in the success of lumbar interbody fusion surgery. The present meta-analysis compared the safety and efficacy of titanium-coated (Ti) polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and…
Purpose: Treatment of adjacent segment disease (ASD) is still controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term efficacy and safety and to analyze the technical advantages, surgical…
Introduction: Achondroplasia is the most common form of short-limb dwarfism in humans, with an incidence of 1 in 25,000-40,000 live births. About one third of achondroplasia patients will require operative…
Objective: To evaluate the effects of three lumbar interbody fusion techniques on the occurrence of complications in an osteoporotic spine under whole-body vibration. Methods: A previously developed and validated nonlinear…
Background: To obtain the complication rate, fusion rate, and revision rate of the lumbar cortical bone trajectory technique and pedicle screw fixation technique in lumbar interbody fusion surgery by single-arm…
Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Purpose: To compare radiographic outcomes between unilateral and bilateral cage placement in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions (TLIF) and to determine if the rate of fusion…
Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Purpose: The primary objective of this study was to determine the incidence and risk factors for incidental durotomies during lumbar decompression surgeries. In addition, we…