Case Reports . 2023 Feb 28;16(2):e253760. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-253760. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea (the Republic of). 2 Department of…
Background: Dynesys stabilization (DS) is utilized to preserve mobility at the instrumental segments and prevent adjacent segment pathology in clinical practice. However, the advantages of DS method in medium and…
Objective: Lumbar sympathetic trunk (LST) injury is one of the major complications after oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF). LST injury often manifests as unequal skin temperature in lower limbs after…
Objectives: At present, a variety of posterior lumbar internal fixation implantation methods have been developed, which makes it difficult for spine surgeons to choose. The stress distribution of the internal…
Purpose: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) often correspond with hypo thoracic kyphosis (TK) or even lordosis. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of posterior instrumentation in thoracic…
. 2023 Feb 13;11:1110752. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1110752. eCollection 2023. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 School of Physical Therapy and Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.…
Background: Regarding the increasing adoption of oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) for treating degenerative lumbar disorders, we aimed to evaluate whether OLIF, one of the options for anterolateral approach lumbar…
Fixation using cement-augmented pedicle screws (CAPS) is being increasingly performed. However, CAPS-associated cement leakage is a critical problem that can lead to cardiopulmonary cement embolism (CPCE). This narrative review aimed…
Objective: There is no effective standard method to evaluate whether the nerve root tension is restored during lumbar decompression surgery, which is an important indicator for the recovery of nerve…
Incidental durotomy is the most common intraoperative complication of spine surgeries. Our main goal is to report a case of a postoperative postdural puncture headache following an incidental durotomy successfully…