Background: Cage subsidence is a very common complication after lumbar interbody fusion. It may compromise vertebral interbody fusion through progressive spinal deformity and consequently cause compression of neural elements. Clinical…
Background: Lumbar spondylolisthesis is a relatively common cause of low back and lower extremity pain. The most common type, degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS), is a disease that causes stenosis of…
Study design: Retrospective cohort. Objectives: To compare outcomes of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) vs open surgery (OPEN) for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) in patients with diabetes. Methods: Patients with diabetes…
Professional athletes have a high basic level of physical fitness and significant motivation for returning to previous rhythm of functional activity within the shortest period after trauma without deterioration of…
Zh Vopr Neirokhir Im N N Burdenko . 2021;85(4):87-95. doi: 10.17116/neiro20218504187. [Article in Russian] Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Burdenko Neurosurgical Center, Moscow, Russia. Item in Clipboard [Article in Russian] N…
Background: With hospital leaders and policymakers increasingly seeking ways to improve resource utilization, there has been heightened interest in reducing hospital length of stay (LOS) and performing spine procedures on…
. 2021 Aug 28;S1878-8750(21)01274-2. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.08.097. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, NY, U.S.A; Department…
Objective: Although oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) utilizes the similar approach in anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), OLIF is essentially a lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF). Therefore, OLIF may have…
Study design: Retrospective cohort. Purpose: To investigate the impact of meeting a patient's preoperative expectations for back or leg pain or the achievement of minimum clinically important difference (MCID) on…
Study design: This was a prospective consecutive clinical cohort study. Objective: The purpose of our study was to develop and provide an initial internal validation of a novel classification system…