Study design: Retrospective Cohort Study. Objectives: To investigate and compare the prevalence of low bone mineral density (BMD) and abnormal laboratory bone metabolism parameters in patients undergoing elective primary discectomy,…
Background: Erector spinae plane block, a novel ultrasound-guided fascial plane block, has become popular for perioperative pain management. This randomized controlled trial tested the hypothesis that preoperative bilateral erector spinae…
Objective: There are several techniques for lumbar interbody fusion, and implant failure following lumbar interbody fusion can be troublesome. This study aimed to compare the stress in posterior implant and…
Study design: Systematic Review. Objective: To collect and group definitions of segmental instability, reported in surgical studies of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and/or lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis (LDS). To…
Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze whether the type of preoperative pain affects the improvement in postoperative pain intensity in patients with a lumbar degenerative disease (LDD).…
Purpose: To evaluate the biomechanics of a novel fusion strategy (hybrid internal fixation+horizontal cage position) in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF). Methods: MIS-TLIF finite element models for three…
Objectives: To compare the clinical efficacy of a new retractor-assisted Wiltse transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF), minimally invasive TLIF (MIS-TLIF), and traditional posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) in treating single-level…
Study design: A single-centre retrospective study. Background and purpose: This study aims to investigate the rate of L5 radiculopathy, to identify imaging features associated with the complication and to evaluate…
Objective: Discuss non-surgical spinal rehabilitation for a 27-year-old male with thoracic and lumbosacral spondylolistheses. A selective literature review and discussion are provided. Clinical features: A 27-year-old male presented with severe,…
Study design: Retrospective cohort. Objective: Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) may be complicated by subsidence, which can lead to significant morbidity including pain, disc space collapse, neural compression, segmental kyphosis,…