Objective: To evaluate the curative efficacy by comparing perioperative characteristics and 1.5-year observational outcomes in 1-segment lumbar spondylolisthesis between traditional minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) and optimized Endoscopic…
Study design: A retrospective, single center, case-control study was performed. Objective: The present study employed patient-specific biomechanical modeling to find potential biomechanical differences after spinal fusion at L4/5 in patients…
Introduction: Lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) is an effective treatment for lumbar degenerative diseases. Cage subsidence (CS) contitutes one of the most common postoperative complications. Many risk factors for CS after…
Aims: To develop a model to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of 4 mg dibotermin alfa/absorbable collagen sponge (ACS) versus iliac crest bone graft (ICBG) in patients with lumbar degenerative disc disease…
Objective: Spinal fusion is one of the most common neurosurgical procedures. The LACE (length of stay, acuity of admission, Charlson Comorbidity Index [CCI] score, and emergency department [ED] visits within…
Purpose: Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) with instability is most common lumbar degenerative diseases for people with low back pain. The objective of this study was to compared the clinical effects…
. 2021 Nov 26;10(23):5533. doi: 10.3390/jcm10235533. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopedics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan. 2 Department of Orthopedics, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Taichung 433,…
Background: Interspinous devices have been introduced as alternatives to decompression or fusion in surgery for degenerative lumbar diseases. This study aimed to investigate 15-year survivorship and risk factors for reoperation…
Editorial . 2021 Dec 9;rapm-2021-103306. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2021-103306. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA [email protected]. 2 Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care…
Background: What is the risk of bowel perforation (BP) with open or minimally invasive (MI) extreme lateral lumbar interbody fusion (XLIF)? What is the truth? Further, if peritoneal symptoms/signs arise…