Objective: To explore the surgical outcome of patients with degenerative lumbar kyphoscoliosis who underwent multilevel extended posterior column osteotomy (PCO) plus unilateral cage strutting (UCS). Methods: From Jan 2012 to…
Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy of one stage posterior debridement with iliac bone graft, titanium mesh bone graft or granular bone graft in the surgical treatment of single segment…
Objective: While the anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) procedure may be amenable to ambulatory surgery, it has been hypothesized that limitations such as the risk of postoperative ileus and vascular…
Objective: Vertebral body sliding osteotomy (VBSO) is a safe, novel technique for anterior decompression in patients with multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Another advantage of VBSO may be the restoration of…
BACKGROUND: Nonfusion fixation is an effective way to treat lumbar degeneration. In the present study, we analyzed the clinical effects and radiographic outcomes of the Isobar TTL system used to…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility for awake, endoscopic treatment of lumbar pseudarthrosis after a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF).METHODS: A 71-year-old male with severe cardiac disease, determined to be high…
STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective analysis of patient hospitalization and discharge records.OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between race and inpatient postoperative complications following lumbar spinal fusion surgery.SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Racial…
We seek to determine the outcomes of patients undergoing outpatient-based ALIF compared to a consecutive series of inpatient based ALIF performed during the same time period. 58 consecutive patients at…
Background and aims Opinions diverge concerning the prognostic importance of preoperative degenerative spondylolisthesis in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis, as well as the significance of further slippage post-operatively following decompression…
Study Design: A biomechanical study.Purpose: To determine the actual load path and compare pullout strengths as a function of screw size used in revision surgeries using postmortem human subject specimens.Overview…
