Background: Current evidence suggests that the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score is a good parameter for evaluating bone quality. We aimed to assess whether the VBQ…
Background: No study has assessed the incidence or predictors of postoperative shoulder imbalance (PSI) in patients with Lenke type 5C adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) who underwent selective anterior spinal fusion…
Background: The use of spinal instrumentation is an established risk factor for postoperative infection. To address this problem, we prepared silver-containing hydroxyapatite coating, consisting of highly osteoconductive hydroxyapatite interfused with…
Background: Laminectomy (LA) and LA with fusion (LAF) have been demonstrated as surgical techniques that treat intradural extramedullary tumors (IDEMTs). The purpose of the present study was to compare the…
Various complications of pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNET) are reported, and an intratumor hemorrhage or infarct underlying pituitary apoplexy (PA) represents an uncommon, yet potentially life-threatening, feature, and thus early recognition…
. 2023 Mar 20;12(6):2389. doi: 10.3390/jcm12062389. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara 259-1193, Japan. Item in Clipboard Akihiko Hiyama et al. J…
(1) Background: The clinical benefits and procedural efficiencies of performing minimally invasive fusion procedures, such as transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF), in the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) are becoming increasingly…
Background and Objective: Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MIS-TLIF) has been investigated and shown excellent short- and long-term outcomes. In this paper, we describe a new MIS-TLIF technique and…
Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: In patients undergoing adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery we sought to: 1) report preoperative and postoperative lumbosacral fractional (LSF) curve and maximum coronal Cobb…
Frequency: Monthly Weekly Daily Which day? The first Sunday The first Monday The first Tuesday The first Wednesday The first Thursday The first Friday The first Saturday The first day…