Study design: Systematic review. Objective: To date there is no consensus among surgeons as to what defines an MIS-TLIF (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion using minimally invasive spine surgery) compared to…
Degenerative lumbar spine disease (DLSD) is a heterogenous group of conditions that can significantly affect patients' quality of life. Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) is one of the treatment modalities…
Study design: Review. Objectives: To review the current state of endoscopic spine surgery with regard to discectomy, interbody fusion, and combination with Enhanced Recovery After Surgery programs in order to…
Background: In patients with symptomatic lumbar stenosis undergoing lateral transpsoas approach for lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) surgery, it is not always clear when indirect decompression is sufficient in order to…
Study design: Surgical technical note. Objectives: Describe the preoperative evaluation, approach, and technical considerations for an oblique lumbar interbody fusion using neuronavigation. Methods: A thorough review of previous technical and…
Background: Musculocontractural Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a new and rare subtype of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in which anesthetic considerations for airway and respiratory management, prevention of skin injuries and joint dislocations, and…
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Objective: Many studies have suggested the anti-nociceptive role for magnesium either as an adjunct for postoperative pain. Although several studies have been carried out to evaluate the anti-nociceptive effect of…
Study design: Retrospective chart review. Purpose: This study compared the clinical and radiographic outcomes of patients treated with expandable and static interbody spacers following minimally invasive lateral lumbar interbody fusion…
Study design: A single-center retrospective study. Purpose: To investigate the prevalence of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and its risk factors after surgical treatment of adult spinal deformity (ASD) with oblique…