Background: An increasing number of geriatric patients are suffering from degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS) and need a lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) operation to alleviate the symptoms. Our study was performed…
doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.824688. eCollection 2022. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China. 2 Biomechanics Laboratory, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering,…
Background: Planning of surgical procedures for spinal fusion is performed on standing radiographs, neglecting the fact that patients are mostly in the sitting position during daily life. The awareness about…
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Austevoll IM, Hermansen E, Fagerland MW, Storheim K, Brox JI, Solberg T, Rekeland F, Franssen E, Weber C, Brisby H, Grundnes O, Algaard KRH, Böker T, Banitalebi H, Indrekvam K,…
Case Reports . 2022 Mar 18;S0104-0014(22)00034-3. doi: 10.1016/j.bjane.2022.03.004. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, Jodhpur, India. Electronic address:…
Objective: Predicting patient needs for extended care after spinal fusion remains challenging. The Risk Assessment and Prediction Tool (RAPT) was externally developed to predict discharge disposition after non-spine orthopedic surgery…
Background: We aimed to synthesize the latest evidence on the efficacy and safety of decompression alone compared to decompression with fusion in patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis. We also aimed to…
Case Reports . 2022 Mar 16;S0949-2658(22)00063-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jos.2022.02.004. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku Central Hospital. 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku Central…
Background: The optimum surgical intervention for elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and low-grade degenerative-spondylolisthesis (LGDS) has been extensively debated. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised-controlled-trials…