Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a posterior facet replacement device, the Total Posterior Spine (TOPS) System, for the treatment of one-level…
Background: The substantial risk for medical complication after adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery is well known. However, the timing of medical complications during the inpatient stay have not been previously…
Purpose: To evaluate the long-term clinical outcomes of degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) with the administration of multisegment transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) combined with Ponte osteotomy long-level fixation fusion, as…
Background: Oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) is one of the most widely used lumbar interbody fusion procedures in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to minimize the…
Background: Advancements in medicine and the popularity of lumbar fusion surgery have made lumbar adjacent segment disease (ASDz) increasingly common, but there is no mature plan for guiding its surgical…
Background: The addition of fusion surgery to the decompression for lumbar degenerative disorders remains controversial. The purpose of this study is to compare the rate and outcome of decompression and…
doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000001390. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Item in Clipboard Harold I Salmons et al. Clin Spine Surg. 2022. Show…
Purpose: Surgical site infection is a significant complication in posterior spinal fusion for scoliosis in pediatric and adolescent patients. Current literature demonstrates a lack of consensus regarding best prophylactic systemic…
Objective: To evaluate the incidence and safety of clinical complications associated with percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) for the treatment of recurrent lumbar disc herniation (RLDH) by meta-analysis. Methods: PubMed,…
Background: Cage subsidence may occur following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) and lead to nonunion, foraminal height loss and other complications. Low bone quality may be a risk factor for…