Objective: OLIF involves inserting large cages into the interbody disc space. This expands the spinal canal and neural foramen by stretching the ligament flavum and releasing the facet joint, resulting…
Introduction: Segmental instability of the spine caused by the decreased height of intervertebral discs is one of the major causes of chronic low back pain affecting 70-80% of the adult…
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between non-effort prone and bending radiographs in determining curve flexibility in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Methods: A retrospective review…
Purpose: We assessed the efficacy of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) in patients with low-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis. Methods: We included 24 symptomatic patients who underwent MIS-TLIF between December…
Objective: To compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of unilateral biportal endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (UBE-TLIF) and minimally invasive tubular TLIF (MT-TLIF) in treatment of lumbar degenerative diseases. Methods:…
Case Reports . 2022 Apr 12;14(4):e24066. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24066. eCollection 2022 Apr. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA. 2 Neurological Surgery, Levene…
Study design: This was a retrospective cohort study. Objective: We evaluated the feasibility, safety, and accuracy of full-endoscopic posterior lumbar interbody fusion (FE-PLIF) by assessing the learning curve and initial…
Objective: ABM/P-15 is a commercially available synthetically manufactured P-15 collagen peptide fragment, that is adsorbed on anorganic bone matrix. This study was done to investigate the efficacy of ABM/P-15 in…
Background: To explore the biomechanical differences in oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) augmented by different types of instrumentation. Methods: A three-dimensional nonlinear finite element (FE) model of an intact L3-S1…
Introduction: Proximal junctional failure (PJF) is a well-known complication after long-segment (at least 4 vertebral levels) instrumented fusion. The etiologies of PJF include degenerative processes or are fracture induced. The…