Background: Sarcopenia has been found to affect the postoperative outcomes of lumbar surgery. The effect of sarcopenia on the clinical outcomes in patients who underwent stand-alone lateral lumbar interbody fusion…
Background context: The number of performed instrumented lumbar spine surgeries and associated healthcare-related costs have increased over the last decades, and will increase further in the future. With the consistent…
Purpose: To describe a modified minimally invasive spine (MIS) procedure to treat lumbar developmental spinal stenosis (DSS) to achieve complete decompression and fusion. The method preserves the muscles, ligaments, and…
Objective: Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is a key element resulting in low back pain, but the mechanisms underlying IDD remain largely unknown. The purpose of the study was to investigate…
Study design: A cross-sectional study. Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of poor bone quality in patients requiring spine surgery through comprehensive evaluation with bone mass density (BMD), trabecular bone score…
Case Reports doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101559. eCollection 2021 May. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department of Urology, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA. Item in Clipboard Case Reports Nikit Patel et…
Background: To investigate the incidence of cage retropulsion (CR) following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) and the associated risk factors in older patients with lumbar disorders. Methods: Between January 2015…
Introduction: A large number of studies have shown that, for severe lumbar spinal stenosis, decompression surgery can often obtain better results than non-surgical treatment. However, whether the lumbar spine is…
Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are common in posterior lumbar intervertebral fusion (PLIF) patients undergoing general anesthesia. The previous clinical observation has shown that a traditional acupoint herbal plaster…
Objective: To provide data about surgical workflow, accuracy, complications, radiation exposure and learning curve effect in a retrospective analysis of a consecutive series of patients submitted to minimally invasive (MIS)…