Background: The treatment for multi-level spinal stenosis in the setting of single-level instability is a common operative scenario for surgeons who treat degenerative lumbar spine pathology. However, there is conflicting…
Aims: The commonly used treatments of adult degeneration scoliosis (ADS) were posterior long segment screw fixation with osteotomies. Recently, lateral lumbar intervertebral fusion combined two-stage posterior screw fixation (LLIF +…
Objective: To investigate the feasibility of predicting proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) in adults after spinal deformity surgery based on back-forward Bending CT localization images and related predictive indicators. Methods: A…
Objective: To assess the clinical efficacy of three different surgical approaches in the treatment of thoracolumbar tuberculosis. Methods: A total of 138 patients with thoracolumbar tuberculosis treated by open surgery…
Objective: This study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes between oblique (OLIF) and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) for patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis during a 2-year follow-up. Methods: Patients with…
Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Purpose: To compare the relative value units (RVUs) per minute of operative time between primary and revision surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD). Overview of…
Objective: Lumbar interbody cage subsidence has a multifactorial etiology. Cage material, although well studied after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, has not been investigated as a contributing factor to subsidence after…
Background: Compared to vertebral body fusion, artificial discs are thought to lessen the risks of adjacent segment disease and the need for additional surgery by maintaining spinal mobility as they…
Objectives: Studies have reported the detrimental effects of depression following spine surgery, however none have evaluated whether preoperative depression screening, in patients with a history of depression, is protective from…
Objective: Since endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion procedure has established, the insertion of cage requires a large working tube, which may lead nerveroot irritation. A novel nerve baffle was used for…