Objective: National databases collect large amounts of clinical information, yet application of these data can be challenging. The authors present the NeuroPoint Alliance and Institute for Healthcare Improvement (NPA-IHI) program…
Objective: The risk of novel postoperative neurological events due to pedicle screw malpositioning in lumbar fusion surgery is minimized by using one of the several image-guided techniques for pedicle screw…
A Comparison of Minimally Invasive and Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Grade 1 Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: An Analysis of the Prospective Quality Outcomes Database. Chan AK, Bisson EF, Bydon…
A Comparison of Minimally Invasive and Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Grade 1 Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: An Analysis of the Prospective Quality Outcomes Database. Chan AK, Bisson EF, Bydon…
Purpose: To analyze correlations between the realistic surgical difficulty of LaLIF and anatomic characteristics in radiographic images, in order to develop a simple classification to provide guiding information for case…
Traumatic spondyloptosis of the lumbar spine is an uncommon and severe clinical entity, which is defined as complete fracture dislocation and subluxation (>100%) of one vertebral body in the coronal…
Objective: To compare clinical outcomes of microsurgical bilateral decompression via unilateral approach (MBDU) between trans longissimus and iliocostalis approach, a novel lateral paraspinal approach(LPA), and classic Wiltseapproach for single level…
Purpose: The current study was conducted to assess the efficacy and safety of the intravenous (IV) administration combined with topical administration of tranexamic acid (TXA)in patients (aged over 60) scheduled…
doi: 10.1007/s00701-020-04531-2. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020, Innsbruck, Austria. [email protected]. 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstrasse…
Objective: Spinal stenosis is a common disease with an increasing incidence. The narrowing of the spinal canal is caused by bone and soft tissue degeneration, such as osteophyte formation, facet…