Background and study aims: Spinal instrumentation for spondylodiskitis (SD) remains highly controversial. To date, surgical data are limited to relatively small case series with short-term follow-up data. In this study,…
Objective: To compare 1) postoperative milligram equivalents (MME) prescriptions for opioid-naïve patients undergoing single-level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) versus posterolateral lumbar decompression and fusion (PLF) and 2) total postoperative…
Study design: This is a retrospective study. Background: To assess and compare the clinical outcomes of posterior unilateral limited laminectomy (ULL) or bilateral laminectomy (BL) debridement and bone grafting fusion…
Background: Oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) is widely used to treat lumbar degenerative disc disease. This study aimed to evaluate the biomechanical stability of OLIF, OLIF including posterior pedicle screw…
Background: Surgical decompression is the intervention of choice for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) when non-operative treatment has failed. Apart from acute complications such as hematoma and infections, same-level recurrent lumbar…
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) . 2022 May 9;35(4):451-454. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2022.2058832. eCollection 2022. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas. 2 Department…
Case Reports . 2022 Jun 17;17(9):2960-2962. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.05.022. eCollection 2022 Sep. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA. 2 Hospital for…
Case Reports . 2022 May 24;14(5):e25276. doi: 10.7759/cureus.25276. eCollection 2022 May. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Neurosurgery, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, USA. 2 Neurosurgery, Carle Foundation, Champaign, USA. Item…
Study design: Meta-analysis. Objectives: Perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the perioperative utility of general versus spinal anesthesia in the lumbar spine surgery population. Methods: PubMed and Embase…
Objectives: To compare the safety and clinical efficacy of full-endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion (FE-LIF) and minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF). Methods: A total of 70 patients with single-level…