Int J Numer Method Biomed Eng . 2020 Oct 5;e3402. doi: 10.1002/cnm.3402. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.…
Background: Elevated body mass index (BMI) is a well-known risk factor for surgical complications in lumbar surgery. However, its effect on surgical effectiveness independent of surgical complications is unclear. Objective:…
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Study design: Retrospective comparison based on the degree of pelvic obliquity (PO). Purpose: To assess the controversial indications for and limitations of ending the instrumentation for posterior spinal fusion (PSF)…
Background context: Manual contouring of spinal rods is often required intraoperatively for proper alignment of the rods within the pedicle screw heads. Residual misalignments are frequently reduced by using dedicated…
Study objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of S-ketamine for pain relief and analgesic consumption in surgical patients. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Setting:…
Objective: In the future, payers may not cover unplanned 90-day emergency room (ER) visits or readmissions after elective lumbar spine surgery. Prior studies using large administrative databases lack granularity and/or…
Purpose: Adjacent segment disease (ASD) constitutes a long-term complication of instrumented spinal fusion. Aim of this study is to analyze the utilization of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) for the…
Background: Cortical bone trajectory (CBT) technique has a theoretical benefit for patients with osteoporosis, and leads to reduce screw loosening. However, there are no reports of complications and outcomes of…
doi: 10.14444/7094. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy. Free article Item in Clipboard Massimo Balsano et…