Purpose: To investigate mid-long-term effects of the lowest instrumented vertebra (LIV) selection on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients who had posterior spinal fusion (PSF) surgery. Methods: Forty-eight patients were recruited.…
Purpose: The molecular mechanism behind pain in degenerative disc disease (DDD) and chronic low back pain (LBP) patients is largely unknown. This present study examines the association of LBP and…
Background: To compare the diseased verses the non-diseased intervertebral surgery used in the treatment of thoracolumbar and lumbar spinal tuberculosis and to explore the best choice of fusion of fixation…
Purpose: Many authors tried to explain proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) after adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) surgery by looking for risk factors. Latest publications focus on sagittal alignment. Each healthy adolescent…
Purpose: To compare the efficacy of single anterior and single posterior approach of debridement, interbody fusion, and fixation for the treatment of mono-segment lumbar spine tuberculosis (TB) patients. Methods: Eighty-seven…
Background context: The thoracic spine is a common location for vertebral fractures as well as instrumentation failure after long spinal fusion procedures. The association between those complications and bone mineral…
Study design: Retrospective observational cohort. Objectives: We sought to evaluate the impact of ESR on in-hospital and 90-day postoperative opioid consumption, length of stay, urinary catheter removal and postoperative ambulation…
Study design: Retrospective study. Objective: To investigate the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of pedicle screw loosening in degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) undergoing long-segment spinal fusion surgery. Methods: One hundred…
Background: The penetrating Endplate Screw (PES) technique improved the fixation strength of the pedicle screw by penetrating the endplate in posterior fusion. The "Double" PES, of which trajectory penetrates both…
Objective: The rate of symptomatic adjacent-segment disease (ASD) after newer minimally invasive techniques, such as lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF), is not known. This study aimed to assess the incidence…