Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of transvertebral space and under the pedicle osteotomy for thoracolumbar kyphosis caused by old osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF). Methods: The clinical data of 11…
Introduction: Randomized controlled trials are considered the highest level of evidence, but their feasibility in the surgical field is severely hampered by methodological and practical issues. Concurrent comparison between the…
Introduction: Osteoporosis affects nearly 200 million individuals worldwide. There are little available data regarding outcomes in patients with osteoporosis who undergo short-segment lumbar fusion for degenerative disk disease (DDD). We…
doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.106848. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Naha City Hospital, Okinawa, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected]. 2 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Naha City Hospital,…
Purpose: Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) is a pivotal mediator of chronic pain and plays a role in bone remodelling. Through its high affinity receptor TrkA, NGF induces substance P (SP)…
Background: Lateral interbody release (LIR) via a transpsoas lateral approach is a surgical strategy to address degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) patients with anterior autofusion of vertebral segments. This study aimed…
doi: 10.1007/s10143-022-01772-w. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA. 2 The Spine Center at Joint Implant Surgeons of Florida, Naples,…
Background: Total disc replacement as a treatment for degenerative disc disease is gaining increased popularity. There is limited data in the literature about formation of a pseudotumor as a complication…
Case Reports . 2022 Mar 7;17(5):1540-1548. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.01.041. eCollection 2022 May. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Departments of Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA. 2 Departments of…
Objective: Many surgical options exist for multi-level lumbar interbody fusion, including anterior (ALIF) and lateral (LLIF) lumbar interbody fusions. While current technique of repositioning patients between supine ALIF and lateral…