Study design: Description of surgical technique and retrospective review. Objective: To describe a novel surgical technique for multilevel lumbar fusion and describe early clinical results. Summary of background data: Patients…
Introduction Many clinical, social, and even economic factors have been extensively analyzed in the literature and shown to influence the length of stay (LOS) after spinal procedures. However, surgeon's experience…
Background: Although risk factors contributing to UTI have been studied in posterior approaches to lumbar fusion, there is a lack of literature on factors contributing to UTI in anterior lumbar…
Background: The advantages of minimally invasive surgery for transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF) are well documented and include decreased blood loss, shorter length of hospital stay, and reduced perioperative…
Background: Calibration of computer navigation for spinal fusion is most commonly conducted using either a preoperative computed tomography (CT) scan or intraoperative O-arm scanning. This study aimed to directly compare…
. 2020 Aug;14(4):544-551. doi: 10.14444/7072. Epub 2020 Jul 31. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India. Item in Clipboard Kalyan Kumar Varma Kalidindi et al.…
Background: Progressive spinal deformity and neural compromise are the main indications for surgical management of vertebral osteomyelitis-discitis. However, when such pathology presents at the thoracolumbar (TL) junction, it remains unclear…
Background: Lumbar lordosis (LL) can be restored, and screw-related complications may be avoided with the stand-alone expandable cage method. However, the long-term spinopelvic changes and safety remain unknown. We aimed…
Background: With respect to spinal surgeries, elucidating absolute and relative amount of hidden blood loss (HBL) is of great importance in order to avoid aforementioned potential complications. To evaluate HBL…
Background: Cannulated pedicle screw (CPS) augmented by polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) can achieve satisfactory clinical efficacy in the treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis with osteoporosis. However, accurate application of CPSs will help to…