Background: It is not clear whether modified facet fusion (MFF) is biomechanically different from traditional fusion techniques such as posterior lateral lumbar fusion (PLF) and posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF).…
Objective: This study compared outcomes of 3D-printed porous titanium (Ti) versus polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage implantation for standalone lateral lumbar interbody fusion (SA-LLIF) in the treatment of symptomatic adjacent segment degeneration…
J Mech Behav Biomed Mater . 2021 Nov 23;126:104976. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104976. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 University of Kansas, Bioengineering Graduate Program, Lawrence, KS, USA; Evoke Medical,…
Objectives: Considering sagittal balance is particularly important in ASD patients because they frequently show hypolordotic prior fusion. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for aggravation…
Objective: Opioid stewardship programs combine clinical, regulatory, and educational interventions to minimize inappropriate opioid use and prescribing for orthopedic and spine surgery. Most evaluations of stewardship programs quantify effects on…
Background: Interbody devices have revolutionized lumbar spinal fusion surgery by improving mechanical stability and maximizing fusion potential. Several approaches for interbody fusion exist with two of the most common being…
Aim: An important objective of spinal fusion surgery is the solid fixation of the spinal segment; however, the pseudoarthrosis rate ranges between 5 and 43%. Human adipose-derived stem cells (h-ADSCs)…
Background: In the past few decades, the minimally invasive technique for spine surgery has developed extensively from the scope of decompression until fusion surgeries to reduce damages to the normal…
Case Reports . 2021 Oct 24;13(10):e19004. doi: 10.7759/cureus.19004. eCollection 2021 Oct. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, TWN. 2 School of Medicine, National Yang…
Study design: Prospective cohort study. Objective: To assess the differences in the clinical and radiological outcomes between oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) and minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF).…