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Purpose: Prospective pre-operative and post-operative comparative analysis of radiographic spino-pelvic parameters between sitting versus standing positions of patients with LS fusion, to detect adaptation mechanisms around fused spinal segments. Methods:…
Rationale: Bone cement leakage is a common complication of percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) and percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) surgery and has also been reported in posterior decompression and cement-enhanced pedicle screw fixation.…
Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of rehabilitation strategies on disability, pain, pain-related fear, and return-to-work in patients undergoing lumbar fusion surgery for degenerative conditions or adult isthmic spondylolisthesis. Methods: Six…
Purpose: There is no identified consensus for the curve magnitude at which an adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patient is indicated for posterior spinal fusion (PSF). We aimed to identify a…
Objective: Given the paucity of relevant data, the Council of State Neurosurgical Societies (CSNS) Workforce Committee launched a survey of neurosurgeons to assess patterns in activity restriction recommendations following spine…
Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: The present study analyzes complication rates and episode-based costs for patients with and without diabetes mellitus (DM) following posterior lumbar fusion (PLF). Methods: PLF…
Many options currently exist for achieving lumbar fusion. A variety of techniques have been described. The challenge for spine surgeons is choosing which approach is ideal for the given circumstances,…
Study design: Clinical case series. Purpose: This study aimed to report dynamization-posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF), our surgical treatment for hemodialysisrelated spondyloarthropathy (HSA), and investigate patients' postoperative course within 2…
Background: The authors designed a modified lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) procedure named as XOLIF and compared the efficacy and safety with traditional LLIF procedures. Methods: Patients were divided into…