Background: Pyogenic spondylodiscitis (PSD) is challenging to the orthopedist with regards to diagnosis and treatment. The present study was designed to assess and suggest the most indicative diagnostic method and…
Case Reports . 2021 Feb 9;13(2):e13238. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13238. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Orthopedics, General Hospital of Patras, Patras, GRC. 2 Orthopedics, Karamdaneion Hospital, Patras, GRC. 3 Otolaryngology - Head and…
Background: United States (U.S.) healthcare is a volume-based inefficient delivery system. Value requires the consideration of quality, which is lacking in most healthcare disciplines. Objective: To assess whether patients who…
Introduction: Traditional open discectomy and intervertebral fusion surgery is the common strategy for lumbar disc herniation (LDH). However, it has the disadvantages of long recovery time and severe paravertebral soft…
Study design: A retrospective radiologic study. Objective: The inflection point is the disc space between a lordotic and kyphotic segment of spine. To our knowledge, there has been no study…
Objective: To investigate the radiological and clinical efficacy of transforaminal lumbar bilateral interbody fusion (TLBIF) versus transforaminal lumbar unilateral interbody fusion (TLUIF) with reduction of slippage of the vertebra in…
Background: This study was to evaluate and compare the biomechanical features of multilevel lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) with or without supplemental instrumentations. Methods: Six human lumbar specimens were tested…
Objective: The Council of State Neurosurgical Societies (CSNS) surveyed neurosurgeons applying for oral board certification in 2008 to assess their preparedness to practice. This survey was repeated in 2013 for…
Objective: Existing literature demonstrates significant differences in morbidity and mortality measures between males and females undergoing various spinal surgeries, however, studies of lumbar fusion surgery are limited. To investigate the…
Background context: It has been reported in previous studies that a decreased bone mineral density (BMD) as measured by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is associated with subsidence. However, there is…