Background: Semi-rigid lumbar fusion offers a compromise between pedicle screw-based rigid fixation and non-instrumented lumbar fusion. However, the use of semi-rigid interspinous stabilization (SIS) with interspinous spacer and ligamentoplasty and…
Background: Pedicle screw invasion of the proximal articular process will cause local articular process degeneration and acceleration, which is an important factor affecting adjacent segment degeneration. Although lumbar spondylolisthesis is…
Objective: To compare patient-reported outcomes (PROMs), satisfaction, and minimum clinically important difference (MCID) achievement following minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion stratified by preoperative disability. Methods: Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar…
. 2021 Dec;15(suppl 3):S6-S10. doi: 10.14444/8159. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Excel Spine Center, Center of Excellence for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, San Diego, CA, USA [email protected]. 2 Ronald DeWald Endowed…
Background: When pain caused by lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is not relieved after 4 to 6 weeks of conservative treatment, surgery is recommended. Open microdiscectomy is a standard surgical technique,…
. 2021 Dec;15(suppl 3):S72-S83. doi: 10.14444/8166. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Nanoori Gangnam Hospital, Seoul, South Korea [email protected]. 2 Nanoori Gangnam Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. 3 National University Health Systems, Singapore,…
Objective: We report two cases of iatrogenic deterioration of lumbar foraminal disc herniations following lumbar disc injections. Summary of Background Data. Complications associated with discography were reported. However, only a…
Introduction: Generally, interspinal distractor fixation devices are used for severe low back pain associated with neurogenic claudication, and radiculopathy with central or lateral recess stenosis and/or foraminal narrowing. In this…
Background: Continuous injection of local anesthetics by using surgical wound catheters for postoperative pain relief has gained acceptance in recent years. However, whether this method can be alternatively used instead…
Introduction: This is the first study to compare the prone transpsoas (PTP) approach for lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) through an analysis of radiographic…