Objective: To assess the utility of intraoperative bulbocavernosus reflex (BCR) monitoring in posterior lumbar fusion surgery. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 153 patients undergoing posterior lumbar fusion with intraoperative BCR monitoring.…
Background: Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) is a minimally invasive fusion procedure that may be performed with or without supplemental instrumentation. However, there is a paucity of evidence on the…
Case Reports . 2021 Nov 14;2(2):100034. doi: 10.1016/j.xagr.2021.100034. eCollection 2022 May. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Item in Clipboard Case Reports…
Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy and technical points of Percutaneous Coaxial Large-channel Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PCLE-LIF) in the treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis. Methods: The clinical data…
Recently, the objectives of lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) have been extended to include the correction of broader/relative indications in addition to spinal fixation. Accordingly, LIF must be optimized for sagittal…
Objective: Adjacent segment disease (ASD) is considered any abnormal process that develops in the mobile segment next to spinal fusion, accompanied by related symptoms. To evaluate the efficacy and complications…
Introduction: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Deep SSI, or prosthetic joint infection (PJI), is associated with revision surgery involving longer operative times with higher…
Introduction: The surgical treatment of lumbar facet cysts has long been debated. Some surgeons elect for limited decompression of such cysts while other surgeons elect for primary decompression and fusion…
Introduction: Limited studies have compared minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF) with anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) for the treatment of isthmic spondylolisthesis. This study aims to compare…
Purpose: To explore the characteristics of spontaneous facet joint fusion (SFJF) in patients after oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion combined with lateral single screw-rod fixation (OLIF-LSRF). Methods: We randomly selected…