Objective: To analyze the relationship between post-operative proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and C2-femoral heads center (C2-FH), pelvic fixation in adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients, so as to provide a reference…
Background: Postoperative fever is a common feature of spinal surgery. When fever occurs postoperatively in patients, surgeons are eager to rule out an infection. There are many reports about postoperative…
Objective: Reimbursement trends for common procedures have persistently declined over the past 2 decades. Spinal instrumentational and fusion procedures are increasingly utilized and have increased in clinical complexity, yet longitudinal…
Purpose: Over the past decade, alternative patient positions for the treatment of the anterior lumbar spine have been explored in an effort to maximize the benefits of direct anterior column…
Purpose: To compare the operative implications between adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients (10-18 years) and young adult idiopathic scoliosis (YAdIS) patients (19-30 years). Methods: This was a retrospective study querying the…
Introduction: The many cases of far-out syndrome that have been reported have involved extraforaminal stenosis at L5-S1. We report two cases of extremely rare extraforaminal stenosis at L2-L3. Case report…
Introduction: Hypoplasia of the anterior portion of the vertebral body is a relatively rare subtype of juvenile vertebral deformity. The common manifestations of this type of deformity are scoliosis and…
Background and purpose: Over the last decades, many countries have shown increased surgery rates for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), but little information is available from Denmark. We describe the development…
Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of and risk factors for persistent opioid use after elective cervical and lumbar spine…
Study design: Retrospective Cohort Study. Objectives: Few previous studies have examined the relationship between preoperative disability and patient outcomes after complex adult spinal deformity surgery. In this study, we hypothesized…