Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the biomechanical effects of different cage positions with stand-alone (SA) methods and bilateral pedicle screw fixation (BPSF) in the osteoporotic lumbar spine after OLIF.…
Background: Improved understanding of the pre and postoperative trends in costs and healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) is needed to better inform patient expectations and aid in the development of strategies…
Background context: Cage subsidence is one of the most common complications following lumbar interbody fusion surgery. Low bone mineral density (BMD) is an important risk factor that contributes to cage…
Objective: Single-position prone lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) improves the efficiency of staged minimally invasive lumbar spine surgery. However, laterally approaching the lumbar spine, especially L4-5 with the patient in…
Objective: There are several reported studies on the incidence of adjacent segment disease (ASD) after lumbar fusion surgery; however, the incidence of ASD after decompression surgery has not been well…
Objective: Single-position lateral lumbar interbody fusion (SP-LLIF) has recently gained significant popularity due to increased operative efficiency, but it remains technically challenging. Robot-assisted percutaneous pedicle screw (RA-PPS) placement can facilitate…
Background: The common manual measurement technique of spinal sagittal alignment on X-rays is susceptible to rater-dependent variability, which has not been adequately considered in previous publications. This study investigates the…
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.21.00713. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department of Spine Surgery, Ganga Medical Center and Hospitals Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore, India. Item in Clipboard Karthik Ramachandran et al. JBJS Case Connect. 2022. Show…
Objective: For the majority of patients, the Internet constitutes the first source of health information influencing their medical decision-making. We aimed to assess the quality of the online videos regarding…
Purpose: Lumbar nerve root injury is a serious complication of transpsoas lumbar interbody fusion. Researchers have reported lumbar nerve roots and psoas muscle anatomy in supine position, but no prior…