Introduction: Lumbar degenerative disease and the accompanying pain and dysfunction affect a significant number of patients in the USA and around the world. As surgery and innovation are moving towards…
Case Reports doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.998011. eCollection 2022. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Spine Surgery, Valdoltra Orthopaedic Hospital, Ankaran, Slovenia. 2 Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia. 3 Faculty…
Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the potential of C-reactive protein to lymphocyte count ratio (CLR) for the prediction of surgical site infection (SSI) following posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF)…
Objectives: Spinal fusion surgery completely prevents movement or friction between the two vertebrae. Remifentanil, a selective drug agonist, suppresses and decreases the vasomotor system upon release of histamine. In this…
Context: Studies on adult spinal deformity have shown spinopelvic malalignment results in worse outcomes. However, it is unclear if this relationship exists in patients with single-level degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) receiving…
Objective: Lumbar spinal stenosis is defined as a clinical syndrome characterized by neurogenic claudication or radicular pain due to the narrowing of the spinal canal or neural foramen and the…
Objective: The global shift of trends to minimally invasive spine (MIS) surgery for lumbar degenerative diseases has become prominent in India for few decades. We aimed to assess the current…
Context: Abdominal pain after surgery can occur for numerous reasons. Postoperative radiographs may be indicated to evaluate for ileus or other reasons for the pain. Whether outcomes are significantly different…
Case Reports doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.22.00368. eCollection 2022 Oct 1. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia. Item in Clipboard Case Reports John…
Background: Robotic surgery (RS) may offer benefits compared with freehand/conventional surgery (FS) in the treatment of patients with spinal disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy…