. 2021 Jul 15;13(7):e16408. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16408. eCollection 2021 Jul. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Orthopedic Surgery, Less Exposure Surgery (LES) Clinic, Hollywood, USA. 2 Orthopedic Surgery, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim…
Background: The anterior pedicle screw (APS) technique for L5 and S1 is crucial for proper anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF). This study aimed to determine the projection, screw trajectory angle,…
Background context: Minimally invasive surgical transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) was developed in addition to open-TLIF to minimize iatrogenic soft-tissue damage. A potential disadvantage of MIS-TLIF is inadequate visualization, which…
. 2021 Jun 7;13(6):e15496. doi: 10.7759/cureus.15496. eCollection 2021 Jun. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Neurosurgery, University of Health Sciences, Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Training and Research Hospital for Neurology, Neurosurgery…
Background: Compared to other risk factors, adjacent facet joint degeneration (AFD) is the main contributor to adjacent segment disease (ASD). The interbody cage may be a potential indirect risk of…
Objective: The present systematic review and pooled analysis aims to assess the incidence and risk factors for the development of retrograde ejaculation (RE) following first-time open anterior lumbar surgery. Methods:…
Objective: The effect of obesity on outcomes in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) approaches to posterior lumbar surgery is not well characterized. The authors aimed to determine if there was a…
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between timing of preoperative surgical antibiotic prophylaxis and postoperative surgical site infections (SSIs) among patients with 1-level to 3-level…
Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: The current evidence regarding how level of lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) influences correction of sagittal alignment is limited. This study sought to investigate…
Purpose: A variety of different lumbar spinal fusion techniques have been developed. In this study, we review published medical literature highlighting the differences between lumbar interbody fusion techniques with regard…