Background: Lumbar total disc replacement (TDR) has produced results similar or superior to fusion in treating symptomatic disc degeneration. Some patients have reported onset of leg pain early after surgery.…
Background: Clinical practice in postoperative bracing after posterior lumbar spine fusion (PLF) is inconsistent between providers. This paper attempts to assess the effect of bracing on short-term outcomes related to…
Purpose: The objective of this study was to compare clinical and radiologic parameters between minimally invasive surgery-transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) and open TLIF. Methods: Data of 145 patients who…
Background: Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) with bilateral pedicle screw instrumentation is a well-accepted technique in lumbar degenerative disc disorder. Unilateral instrumentation in TLIF has been reported in the literature.…
Background: The frequency and complexity of spinal surgery performed in an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) is increasing. However, safety and efficacy data of most spinal procedures adapted to the ASC…
Background: Stability following multilevel decompressive laminectomy without fusion has been debated using in vitro biomechanical and radiographic models. However, there is a lack of information regarding clinical outcomes for these…
Purpose: Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is a well-established alternative to posterior-based interbody fusion techniques, with approach variations, such as retroperitoneal, transperitoneal, open, and laparoscopic well described. Variable rates of…
. Apr-Jun 2021;12(2):93-98. doi: 10.4103/jmh.jmh_89_21. Epub 2021 Jul 27. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. Free PMC article Item in Clipboard Sandhya…
Case Reports . 2021 Sep 3;2021:6622445. doi: 10.1155/2021/6622445. eCollection 2021. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kumamoto Kinoh Hospital, Japan. 2 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine & Neurology, Kumamoto…
Background Hypothyroidism has been independently associated with the development of several comorbidities and is known to increase complication rates in non-spinal surgeries. However, there are limited data regarding the effects…