Study design: Randomised control study. Objective: Different parenteral analgesics are used to alleviate post-operative pain after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) but limited by their efficacy and side effects. We…
Objective: The screw path of lumbar pedicle screws in the vertebral body has certain variability. It is not clear whether the screw paths in different directions can obtain the same…
Purpose: To analyze the predictors for second-stage posterior direct decompression (PDD) after lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) procedure. Methods: We studied patients who underwent LLIF for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis…
Background: The retrospective study was designed to compare the effectiveness and safety of acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH), tranexamic Acid (TXA), and a combination of ANH and TXA in lumbar spinal…
Mini: The pelvic incidence (PI), sacral slope (SS), and pelvic incidence-lumbar lordosis (PI-LL) were associated with the progression of hip joint narrowing after spinal fusion, especially after fusion of four…
Study design: A retrospective observational study. Objective: This study investigated the clinical and radiological results of minimally invasive (MI) vs. open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) in patients with single-level…
. 2022 Jan 25;2022:9389239. doi: 10.1155/2022/9389239. eCollection 2022. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Spinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Gansu 730000, China. 2 College of…
Background: To our knowledge, no studies exist that evaluate the impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on long-term revision rates following lumbar fusion. This study aims to understand how HIV…
Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Item in Clipboard Stephen R Chen et al. J Spine Surg. 2021 Dec. Show details Display options…
Background: Primary spine paragangliomas are rare tumors. Surgical resection plays a role, but aggressive lesions are challenging. We reviewed the literature on primary spine paragangliomas. Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Web of…