Objective: A common expectation for patients after elective spine surgery is that the procedure will result in pain reduction and minimize the need for pain medication. Most studies report changes…
For a long time, lumbar pedicle screw fixation and fusion has been regarded as the gold standard for the treatment of the lumbar spine degenerative diseases. However, in patients with…
Objective: To verify the safety and feasibility of sacral alar screw fixation and fusion surgery in lumbosacral area. Methods: The clinical and radiological data of patients receiving L5/S1 single-level cortical…
Objective: To investigate the effect of the cortical bone trajectory (CBT) screw fixation combined with midline lumbar fusion (MIDLF) for adjacent spondylopathy after posterior lumbar interbody fusion. Methods: A retrospective…
Purpose: Adjacent segment disease (ASD) requiring revision surgery is the most serious complication that can occur in patients undergoing posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) surgery. This study aimed to determine…
Review doi: 10.1007/s10143-021-01699-8. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA. 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty…
Objective: There has been increasing interest in the use of spinal anesthesia (SA) for spine surgery, especially within Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols. Despite the wide adoption of SA…
Objective: Awake transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is a novel technique for performing spinal fusions in patients under conscious sedation. Whether awake TLIF can reduce operative times and decrease the…
Objective: There is a learning curve for surgeons performing "awake" spinal surgery. No comprehensive guidelines have been proposed for the selection of ideal candidates for awake spinal fusion or decompression.…
Objective: Awake surgery has previously been found to improve patient outcomes postoperatively in a variety of procedures. Recently, multiple groups have investigated the utility of this modality for use in…