Objective: The aim of the present study was to clarify the biomechanical properties of oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) using different fixation methods in normal and osteoporosis spines. Methods: Normal…
Study design: Retrospective review of a multi-institutional data registry. Objective: The authors sought to determine the association between age and complications & patient-reported outcomes (PRO) in patients undergoing multilevel transforaminal…
Study design: A retrospective study. Objective: The aim of this study was to make a thorough comparison of clinical and radiographic outcomes between ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients with severe kyphosis…
Background: Iliac crest autograft has been the gold standard for harvest of fusion materials in spine surgery. The benefits of a vascularized version of this bone graft-including delivery of stem…
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Introduction: The need to combine fusion with decompression in patients with lumbar canal stenosis is still controversial. The aim of this study was to show that isolated decompression leads to…
Background: Mainstay of treatment for symptomatic adjacent segment disease (ASD) has consisted of revision with posterior decompression and fusion. This carries significant morbidity and can be technically difficult. An alternative…
Background: To report the use of Nuvasive MAS-TLIF retractor for the removal of lumbar spine schwannomas. Methods: A 47-year-old man with 1-year history of back pain with progressive left sciatica…
Background: Considerations of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) and its role in causing lower back and limb pain have taken a secondary role ever since Mixter and Barr's hallmark article in…
The purpose of this study was to determine if locally applied insulin has a dose-responsive effect on posterolateral lumbar fusion. Adult male New Zealand White rabbits underwent posterolateral inter-transverse spinal…