Background: Lumbar synovial cysts are thought to signal facet joint degeneration and possible instability, leading some surgeons to routinely add a fusion to the decompressive procedure. These recommendations were formulated…
Background: This retrospective observational study aimed to evaluate the impact of sarcopenia on surgical site infection (SSI) risk in patients who undergo posterior lumbar fusion. While many studies have investigated…
. 2022 Jun 11;14(6):e25858. doi: 10.7759/cureus.25858. eCollection 2022 Jun. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Neurosurgery, People's Friendship University, Moscow, RUS. 2 Division of Spine Surgery, Russian Academy of Sciences,…
Context: Despite increasing utilization of fusion to treat degenerative pathology, few studies have evaluated outcomes with pelvic fixation (PF). This is the first large-scale database study to compare multilevel fusion…
Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the effect of focal lordosis and global alignment and proportion (GAP) scores on patient reported outcome…
Background: In recent years, there has been increasing interest in outpatient spine surgery. Minimally invasive techniques have created an opportunity for ambulatory lumbar fusion, and these techniques increasingly involve advanced…
Background: Patients with a reported penicillin allergy (PA) receive alternative antibiotics that may not be as effective as cephalosporins for surgical site infection (SSI) prophylaxis. While patient-reported PA has been…
Background: The objective of the study was to explore the feasibility and efficacy of computer-assisted screw inserting planning (CASIP) in the surgical treatment for severe spinal deformity. Methods: A total…
Study design: Retrospective cohort review of a prospective multicenter database. Objective: Identify rates and variations in lumbopelvic fixation failure after adult spinal deformity (ASD) correction. Summary of background data: Traditional…
Background: Previous studies comparing surgical with nonsurgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) reported that surgery is superior to nonsurgical treatments, but intensive and adequate volume of physical therapy were…