Objective: To compare in-hospital and 30-day postoperative complications for lumbar spine operations with and without use of computer-assisted navigation. Methods: Patients who underwent 1-level to 3-level lumbar spinal instrumentation and…
Case Reports doi: 10.2176/jns-nmc.2022-0287. eCollection 2023. Masatoshi Morimoto 1 , Shunsuke Tamaki 1 , Takayuki Ogawa 1 , Shutaro Fujimoto 1 , Kosuke Sugiura 1 , Makoto Takeuchi 1 , Hiroaki Manabe 1 , Fumitake Tezuka 1…
Study design: Finite element analysis (FEA). Objective: This study aimed to explore the effects of cage elastic modulus (Cage-E) on the endplate stress in different bone conditions: osteoporosis (OP) and…
. 2023 May 1;105-B(5):543-550. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.105B5.BJJ-2022-0810.R3. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department of Spine Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA. Item in Clipboard Frederik Abel et al. Bone…
Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is a difficult, risky, and sophisticated operation, in which a laminectomy should not only expose an adequate surgical field of view but also protect the patient's…
doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2023.04.019. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Spine Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Niigata Central Hospital, 1-18 Shinkocho, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata 950-8556, Japan; Department of Orthopedic Surgery,…
Background: The removal of a lumbar interbody cage in revision spine surgery can be challenging, as there is an increased risk of nerve injury and a protracted outcome. The aim…
Spinal tuberculosis is due to globalization no longer a disease limited to developing nations. It remains in Germany a rarity and still a difficult diagnosis. Here we analyzed patients with…
. 2023 Mar 29;15(3):e36845. doi: 10.7759/cureus.36845. eCollection 2023 Mar. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Medical Device Testing, SpineServ GmbH & Co. KG, Ulm, DEU. 2 Spine Surgery, SpineServ GmbH & Co.…
Objective: The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol is a comprehensive, multifaceted approach aimed at improving postoperative outcomes. It incorporates a range of strategies to promote early and more effective…