Study design: Retrospective comparative study OBJECTIVE: To identify the risk factors for the aggravation of sagittal alignment after single-level L5-S1 PLIF. Methods: Eighty-six patients who underwent L5-S1 PLIF were divided…
Background: As the literature grows on opioid use, the impact of simultaneous cannabis use has hitherto been mostly unexplored. In this study, we assessed the effects of cannabis use on…
Study design: Systematic Review and Meta Analysis. Objective: To compare outcomes and complications profile of laminectomy alone versus laminectomy and fusion for the treatment of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS). Summary…
Purpose: In this study, we intended to investigate the association between immediate postoperative hypoalbuminemia and surgical site infection (SSI), and determine a threshold value for postoperative hypoalbuminemia that can assist…
Study design: Retrospective Cohort Study. Objective: To compare the rate of ASD between lumbar disc arthroplasty (LDA) and anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF). Summary of background data: Lumbar disc arthroplasty…
Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To identify factors associated with readmissions after PLF using machine learning and logistic regression (LR) models. Summary of background data: Readmissions following posterior lumbar…
Background context: The number of elective spinal fusion procedures performed each year continues to grow, making risk factors for post-operative complications following this procedure increasingly clinically relevant. Non-home discharge (NHD)…
Background: Opioids are a mainstay for pain control in patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery but are associated with a high risk of dependence and significant adverse effects. Efforts continue to…
Background: The authors report an Australian experience of lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) with respect to clinical outcomes, fusion rates, and complications, with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) and…
Objective: Infuse bone graft is a widely used osteoinductive adjuvant; however, the simple collagen sponge scaffold used in the implant has minimal inherent osteoinductive properties and poorly controls the delivery…