Osteoporosis and Parkinson's disease (PD) are age-related diseases, and surgery for osteoporotic vertebral collapse (OVC) in PD patients become more common. OVC commonly affects the thoracolumbar spine, but low lumbar…
Background: After proper patient selection, anatomically correct pulsed radiofrequency of the lumbar facet joints provide long-term pain relief in a routine clinical setting. In the study, we performed an analysis…
Study design: This was a retrospective cohort study. Objective: The objective of this study was to quantify the rates of complication following surgical treatment for symptomatic degenerative and isthmic spondylolisthesis…
Objective: To determine the clinical effectiveness of common elective orthopaedic procedures compared with no treatment, placebo, or non-operative care and assess the impact on clinical guidelines. Design: Umbrella review of…
Purpose: The clinical and radiological results of adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients with a severe lumbar sagittal deformity undergoing multilevel lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) + posterior spinal fusion (PSF)…
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 1-3 level lumbar fusion patients.…
Objective: To assess and compare the rate of adjacent segment degeneration (ASDeg), disease (ASDis), and related reoperations between patients who underwent lumbar interbody fusion surgery using indirect or direct decompression.…
Case Reports doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.680113. eCollection 2021. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology of Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China. 2 Academy of Pediatrics of University of South China,…
Study design: This was a retrospective study. Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the anatomy of the left common iliac vein (LCIV) affects the radiologic outcomes…
Study design: This was a retrospective cohort review. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the rate of fusion associated with an expandable cage and iliac crest bone…