Background: Different fusion techniques were introduced in clinical practice in patients with lumbar degenerative disc disease, however, no evidence has been provided on the advantages of one technique over another.…
Background and Objectives: Percutaneous pedicle screws were first introduced in 2001, soon becoming the cornerstone of minimally invasive spinal stabilization. Use of the procedure allowed adequate reduction and stabilization of…
Case Reports doi: 10.3390/medicina58050605. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama 700-0914, Japan. 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama Rosai Hospital, Okayama 702-8055, Japan. 3…
Background: The management of idiopathic scoliosis (IS) in skeletally immature patients should aim at three-dimensional deformity correction, without compromising spinal and chest growth. In 2019, the US Food and Drug…
Background: Minimally invasive lumbar fusion has recently become a widely used technique worldwide. This randomized active controlled study was conducted to demonstrate the non-inferiority of the K-wireless Minimally Invasive Spine…
Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: Vasoplegia is a life-threatening form of distributive or vasodilatory shock that is characterized by reduced systemic vascular resistance with resultant hypotension and normal to…
Background: Spinal deformity and prior spinal fusion pose technical challenges to lumbar puncture (LP) for nusinersen administration for patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). In this retrospective study over two…
Background: For the surgical treatment of single-level degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS), patients can be treated with either an anterior or posterior interbody fusion. Prior studies have shown that patients with symptomatic…
Purpose: This study exploits a novel musculoskeletal finite element (MS-FE) spine model to evaluate the post-fusion (L4-L5) alterations in adjacent segment kinetics. Methods: Unlike the existing MS models with idealized…
Teriparatide (TPTD) administration has a potent osteogenic action and promotes the healing of osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVFs). We aimed to investigate the outcomes of vertebroplasty with posterior spinal fusion (VP…