Study design: This was a prospective cross-sectional study. Purpose: The aim was to describe the effect of patient positioning, from supine to lateral decubitus position, on the width of the…
Background: NSQIP and NRD are two widely used databases that provide valuable information regarding the quality of healthcare. However, the two differ in sampling methodology, which may result in conflicting…
Background: Lipofibromatosis-like neural tumors (LPF-NT) are a newly identified class of rare mesenchymal neoplasms. Current standard of care therapy is surgical resection alone; there are no chemotherapies or molecular targeted…
Purpose: To test the vertical posterior vertebral angles (VPVA) of the most caudal lumbar segments measured on EOS to identify and classify the lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV). Methods: We reviewed…
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res . 2020 Aug 7;S1877-0568(20)30198-5. doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2020.04.015. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Orthopaedic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals and Hôpital La…
There are a few studies on the postoperative changes in sagittal alignment and corresponding factors, including hand grip strength (HGS) and muscle performance tests for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Thus,…
Objective: This study was performed to analyze the correlation between perioperative hidden blood loss (HBL) and the general condition of patients undergoing transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF). Methods: We retrospectively…
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the strength of a novel micro-dynamic pedicle screw by comparing it to the traditional pedicle screw. Methods: Forty-five lumbar vertebrae received a traditional pedicle…
The surgical treatment of congenital scoliosis under 10 years is difficult as it involves resecting vertebrae. Moreover, patient follow-up after surgery is extremely important because the patient is a child…
Background: Posterior edge separation of the vertebral body is an uncommon but non-rare orthopedic disease, the traditional treatment is posterior open surgery. Recently, a lot of attempts in minimally invasive…