Objective: Lumbar fusion can lead to significant improvements in patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients with degenerative conditions. It is unknown whether the presence of hip or knee arthritis confounds the…
The lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) approach is a minimally invasive surgery that can be used as an alternative to traditional lumbar interbody fusion techniques. LLIF accesses the intervertebral disc…
. Sep-Oct 2020;11(5):749-752. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2020.06.003. Epub 2020 Jun 9. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. 2 Department of Orthopaedics, All…
Background: Corticosteroids have a negative impact on the human immune system's ability to function at an optimal level. Studies have shown that patients on long-term corticosteroids have higher infection rates.…
. 2020 Aug 2;12(8):e9525. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9525. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Neurosurgery, University of California Irvine, Orange, USA. 2 Neurosurgery, Childrens Hospital Orange County, Orange, USA. 3 Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital…
Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: Develop a simple scoring system to estimate proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) risk. Methods: A total of 417 adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients (80% females,…
Study design: Retrospective study. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical presentation, treatments, outcome, complications, and recurrence rate in the surgical and nonsurgical management of spinal…
Objective: The transpsoas lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) is a commonly used technique to manage various spinal conditions. LLIF is often performed in combination with posterior lumbar instrumentation, which requires…
Background: Frequently, patients with hip complaints also report lower back pain, and elective surgery may be indicated due to end-stage hip osteoarthritis and degenerative disc disease. Thus, we aim to…
Background: The objective of the study was to evaluate our innovative percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (PE-TLIF) for the treatment of lumbar degenerative diseases. Methods: Two fresh-frozen human cadavers…