Background: Anterior vertebral body tethering (AVBT) has been approved for skeletally immature (IM) adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients, but the role of AVBT in patients with minimal remaining skeletal growth is…
doi: 10.1007/s00586-022-07381-x. Online ahead of print. Alison Rushton 1 2 , Bini Elena 3 , Feroz Jadhakhan 3 , Annabel Masson 3 , J Bart Staal 4 , Martin L Verra 5 , Andrew Emms …
Purpose: In an effort to control postoperative pain more effectively in spinal fusion patients, intraoperative intrathecal morphine (ITM) administration is gaining popularity and acceptance with clinicians. This study seeks to…
Background: Standardized surgery rates for common orthopedic procedures vary across geographical areas in Norway. We explored whether area-level factors related to demand and supply in publicly funded healthcare are associated…
Case Reports doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.22.00039. eCollection 2022 Apr 1. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukui Red Cross Hospital, Fukui City, Fukui, Japan. 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kurashiki…
Introduction: Vascular injury is a serious complication during lumbar fusion surgery, leading to massive blood loss and life-threatening circulatory failure. In this study, we report on a patient with abdominal…
doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.922848. eCollection 2022. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital/West China School of Medicine for Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. 2 Department…
Background: To build a model of an anatomical plate for oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) surgery based on previous anatomical parameters and verify the biomechanical effect with finite element analysis.…
Objective: To compare the effectiveness between three-dimensional (3D) printed porous titanium alloy cage (3D Cage) and poly-ether-ether-ketone cage (PEEK Cage) in the posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF). Methods: A total…
doi: 10.1080/02688697.2022.2120962. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA. 2 Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago,…