Purpose: Two main surgical approaches are available for fusing the sacroiliac joint (SIJ): an open or minimally invasive (MIS) approach. The purpose of this study was to analyze the associated…
Background: Autologous bone has been used for posterior lumbar intervertebral fusion (PLIF). However, harvesting autologous bone graft is associated with donor site complications. We previously developed a hydroxyapatite/collagen (HAp/Col) composite…
Objective: To explore the clinical characteristics and the short-term efficacy of posterior operation for traumatic lumbar spondylolisthesis. Methods: All 28 patients (between January 2013 and June 2018) were treated with…
. 2021 Sep 17;13(9):e18055. doi: 10.7759/cureus.18055. eCollection 2021 Sep. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Orthopaedics, Norton Leatherman Spine Center, Norton Healthcare, Louisville, USA. 2 Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, USA.…
Purposes: To investigate the feasibility and clinical efficacy of the treatment for lumbar tuberculosis with psoas major abscess with single-stage posterior resection of the transversal process combined with an intervertebral…
Study design: This is a retrospective cohort study of consecutive patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion (LSF) within the PearlDiver Humana research database from 2010 to 2018. Objective: The aim of…
doi: 10.1007/s11517-021-02458-z. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Northeastern University, No. 3-11, Wenhua Road, Heping District, Shenyang, 110819, China. [email protected]. 2 School…
Objective: Publications on hidden blood loss (HBL) after posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) for lumbar spine stenosis syndrome (LSS) have been reported, but the modified HBL (mHBL) was different from…
Background In the USA, spinal fusion surgery incurs the highest hospital cost. Despite the recent advances in the application of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols in these surgeries, the…
Purpose: To analyse the progression of disc degeneration in distal unfused lumbar segments in post-operative Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) patients; and to evaluate pre-operative and post-operative radiological parameters associated with…