Bertolotti's Syndrome is defined as chronic back pain caused by transitional lumbosacral vertebra. The transitional vertebra may present with numerous clinical manifestations leading to a myriad of associated pain types.…
Case Reports . 2021 Jul 10;13(2):25537. doi: 10.52965/001c.25537. eCollection 2021. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Mount Sinai Medical Center. 2 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. 3 Louisiana State University Health Sciences…
doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.676847. eCollection 2021. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China. Item in Clipboard Junfeng Gong et al. Front Surg.…
Background: : MITLIF is popular among minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion procedures. The common indications of MITLIF are Grade I and selected cases of Grade II spondylolisthesis, Failed Back Surgery…
Objective: Tranexamic acid (TXA) is an antifibrinolytic agent associated with reduced blood loss and mortality in a wide range of procedures, including spine surgery, traumatic brain injury, and craniosynostosis. Despite…
Objective: Previous studies have demonstrated the short-term radiographic and clinical benefits of circumferential minimally invasive surgery (cMIS) and hybrid (i.e., minimally invasive anterior or lateral interbody fusion with an open…
Objective: The object of this study was to compare, after a long-term follow-up, the incidence and features of adjacent segment disease (ASDis) following lumbar fusion surgery performed via an open…
Objective: Spinal anesthesia (SA) is an alternative to general anesthesia (GA) for lumbar spine surgery, including complex instrumented fusion, although there are relatively few outcome data available. The authors discuss…
Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: The aim were to (1) evaluate differences in postoperative outcomes and cost associated with outpatient anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) compared with inpatient ALIF,…
Background: Osteoporosis is a prevalent disease that predisposes patients to fracture and additional post-operative complications, potentially contributing to decreased quality of life. The objective of the current study is to…