Study design: Retrospective single center propensity-matched observational cohort study that included patients who underwent 1- to 3-level lumbar fusion surgery for degenerative conditions. Objective: To compare 90-day complication rates between…
. 2021 Nov 22;10(22):5447. doi: 10.3390/jcm10225447. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopaedics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan. 2 Department of Food Science and Technology, Hung Kuang University,…
Background: Despite the wide use of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) in spinal surgeries, the efficacy of IONM during percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (PE-TLIF) surgery in detecting postoperative neurological…
Objective: Musculoskeletal problems like hip and knee osteoarthritis and low-back pain are preference sensitive conditions. Patient engagement strategies (PES), such as shared decision-making and motivational interviewing, can help align patients'…
Review . 2021 Oct 24;13(10):e19013. doi: 10.7759/cureus.19013. eCollection 2021 Oct. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Anatomy, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA. 2 Neurosurgery, Tulane University School of Medicine…
Background: Lumbar spinal fusion (LSF) outcomes for workers' compensation patients are worse than for the general population. The objectives were to examine the long-term work capacity, opioid prescription and mental…
Study design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Objective: Historically, posterior approaches to the lumbar spine have allowed surgeons to manage degenerative conditions affecting the lumbar spine. However, spinal muscles injury, post-surgical…
Objectives: There is limited data on the direct clinical comparison between short and long fusion following surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. The hypothesis that regardless their baseline characteristics and morbidity,…
Objective: To investigate the feasibility and clinical efficacy of percutaneous spinal endoscopic debridement and lavage for the treatment of sacroiliac joint tuberculosis. Methods: The clinical data of 7 patients with…
Objective: To explore the value of multimodal neuroelectrophysiological monitoring technology in the evaluation of spinal cord and nerve root function for the treatment of thoracic tuberculosis with debridement and bone…