Background: The surgical strategy of lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis (LDS) is controversial, especially regarding whether or not fusion should be used. Although some reports have indicated that decompression combined with fusion…

Background: Only a few studies have addressed the clinical outcomes of the revision surgery for ASD. The purpose of this study is to elucidate the clinical outcomes of second (repeat)…

Study design: A retrospective, single-center, observational study. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and the characteristics of AIS patients with concomitant lumbar spondylolysis. Summary of…

Study design: A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. Objective: The aim was to examine whether posterior lumbar interbody fusion with cortical bone trajectory screw fixation (CBT-PLIF) is inferior to…

Study design: This was a retrospective cohort study. Objective: This study evaluates the patient-reported Health Related Quality of Life outcomes and radiographic parameters of patients who underwent a single level…

Introduction: Interbody fusion is a very common surgical treatment for degenerative disc diseases. It is necessary to explain the effect of pedicle based hybrid stabilization systems (PBHS) on the lumbar…

doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2021.07.005. Epub 2021 Jul 22. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Faculty of Medicine and Health, The Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia;…

doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2021.07.006. Epub 2021 Jul 28. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University in St. Louis, 660 South Euclid Ave, Campus Box 8057, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA.…

Background: Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) is widely used in degenerative lumbar spine surgery. Previous studies of radiographic investigations after LLIF have assessed the anterior interbody fusion rate, the changes…

Background: Fusion surgeries for scoliosis patients are believed to deteriorate sports performance; in particular, forward roll should deteriorate, but no literature is available to substantiate this claim. Hypothesis: The extent…