Study design: Single-center retrospective study. Purpose: To compare the physical function and quality of life (QOL) parameters of two minimally invasive surgical (MIS) procedures: oblique lateral interbody fusion with percutaneous…
Study design: This study was a retrospective analysis. Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the functional outcome following spinal surgery in elite athletes using return-to-play criteria. Overview of literature: Spinal…
doi: 10.1080/02688697.2020.1777257. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Spine Surgery Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Medical School, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel. Item in Clipboard Ran…
. 2020 Jun 6;S1878-8750(20)31253-5. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.05.274. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia. Electronic address:…
. 2020 Jul;16(2):108-112. doi: 10.1007/s11420-019-09733-8. Epub 2019 Dec 4. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University, 676 N. Saint Clair St., Suite 1350, Chicago, IL 60611 USA.…
Background: Adjacent segment disease (ASDz) is a potential complication following lumbar spinal fusion. A common nomenclature based on etiology and ASDz type does not exist and is needed to assist…
Background: In the past decade, lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) has gained in popularity. A proposed advantage is the achievement of indirect neural decompression. However, evidence of the effectiveness of…
Background: Lumbar interbody fusion is among the most common types of spinal surgery performed. Over time, the term has evolved to encompass a number of different approaches to the intervertebral…
Background: Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is the treatment of choice for lumbar spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis. The procedure can be performed through a traditional open approach (O-TLIF) or through…
Background: Pseudarthrosis after lumbar fusion can generate pain and disability and often requires revision. However, results of revision procedures have historically been relatively poor. Questions/purpose: The aim of this review…