Introduction: Increased catabolism of the extracellular matrix is observed under degenerative disc disease (DDD). The cleavage of extracellular matrix proteins in the nucleus pulposus (NP) by either matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)…
Introduction: Anterior stand-alone fusion (ASAF) devices have been developed in an attempt to reduce adjacent segment degenerative changes observed with posterior instrumented fusion techniques. Research question: The purpose of this…
Case Reports . 2022 Sep 9;14(9):e28988. doi: 10.7759/cureus.28988. eCollection 2022 Sep. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, IND. Item…
Study design: Retrospective observational study. Objectives: To evaluate the long-term recurrence rates and functional status of patients with thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) after decompression and posterior…
Background context: In recent years, unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion (ULIF) has been more and more favored by spinal surgeons because of its advantages of low trauma, rapid recovery,…
Background: Proximal junctional kyphosis is a common complication after posterior fusion in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and is correlated with postoperative changes of thoracic kyphosis. In lenke 5c patients,…
Objective: Adequacy of decompression for oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) is a real concern in patients with severe lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). With this in mind, we combined OLIF with…
The extent of indirect decompression after oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) is one of the most important factors in deciding the strategy. To assess the radiographical predictors of the effect…
Introduction: Spinal perimedullary arteriovenous fistula (PMAVFS) is a rare intradural vascular malformation with a high rate of misdiagnosis. In adults, most spinal PMAVFs are small and low-flow, starting with progressive…
Background: Intervertebral foramen endoscopy has developed rapidly, but compared with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF), the progress of degeneration is unknown. We aim to compare the changes of intervertebral disc…