We designed this retrospective study with aims to investigate the incidence and risk factors associated with surgical site infection (SSI) following posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) and instrumentation in patients…
Background: Many modified lateral lumbar interbody fusion techniques for lumbar degenerative diseases have been described by different authors. However, relatively high rates of vascular injury, peritoneal laceration, and even ureteral…
Review doi: 10.22603/ssrr.2020-0086. eCollection 2021. Sumihisa Orita 1 2 3 , Yasuhiro Shiga 2 , Kazuhide Inage 2 , Yawara Eguchi 2 , Satoshi Maki 1 2 , Takeo Furuya 2 , Yasuchika…
. 2020 Jun 18;5(1):46-48. doi: 10.22603/ssrr.2020-0044. eCollection 2021. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, Morocco. 2 Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Centre Amiens-Picardie,…
Aim: To compare the clinical and radiological results of using synthetic graft versus spinous process obtained during surgery as a lumbar interbody graft. Material and methods: A retrospective study was…
BACKGROUND: Orthopedic surgery can be performed in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs), as well as in traditional inpatient venues. Patients who undergo orthopedic surgery may be…
Introduction: The demand for spinal fusion surgery has increased over the last decades. Health care providers should take costs and cost-effectiveness of these surgeries into account. Open transforaminal lumbar interbody…
Background: We developed a porous Ti alloy/PEEK composite interbody cage by utilizing the advantages of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and titanium alloy (Ti alloy) in combination with additive manufacturing technology. Methods: Porous…
Pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) is an invasive surgical technique allowing the restoration of a well-balanced sagittal profile, however, the risks of pseudarthrosis and instrumentation breakage are still high. Literature studied…
To introduce a new surgery, percutaneous endoscopic unilateral laminotomy and bilateral decompression (Endo-ULBD) using visual trepan, and investigate its efficacy and safety in elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. In…