To investigate the factors associated with proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK). A systematic search was performed. The weighted mean difference (WMD) was pooled for continuous variables, and the odds ratio (OR)…
Objective: To evaluate the morphological changes on the intervertebral foramen and segmental lordosis related to the transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) positioning. Methods: PEEK cages were placed in the disc…
Study design: A retrospective cohort review. Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy of liposomal bupivacaine (LB) in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion. Summary of background…
Study design: A multicenter ambispective study using the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network to compare clinical outcomes in adult patients with isthmic spondylolisthesis who received surgery. Objective: The purpose…
Study design: Meta-analysis. Objectives: We performed this meta-analysis to compare the safety of unilateral with bilateral instrumented fusion in two-level degenerative disorders of lumbar spine. Materials and methods: We conducted…
Study design: Retrospective cohort. Objective: To determine if the presence of diabetes mellitus as comorbidity is associated with complications, inpatient length of stay, or direct hospital costs after minimally invasive…
Background: Prospective trials of enhanced recovery after spine surgery are lacking. We tested the hypothesis that an enhanced recovery pathway improves quality of recovery after one- to two-level lumbar fusion.…
Background: Advances in operative techniques and minimally invasive technologies have evolved to maximize patient outcomes and radiographic results, while reducing morbidity and recovery time. Objective: To describe the operative technique…
Background: Advances in operative techniques and instrumentation technology have evolved to maximize patient outcomes following minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF). The transfacet MIS-TLIF is a modified approach to…
Spine surgery has evolved over centuries from first being practiced with Hippocratic boards and ladders to now being able to treat spinal pathologies with minimal tissue invasion. With the advent…