Mitochondrial disorders are caused by nuclear and mitochondrial pathogenic variants leading to defects in mitochondrial function and cellular respiration. Recently, the nuclear-encoded mitochondrial fusion gene MSTO1 (Misato 1) has been…
BACKGROUND: Nowadays, perioperative complications as dural tear (DT) with subsequent neurological deficits are documented in independent registers. However, the relationship of these complications with the grade of invasiveness (≥3 levels)…
BACKGROUND: It is important to delineate the relationship between opioid use and spine surgery outcomes.OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between preoperative opioid usage and postoperative adverse events, patient satisfaction, return…
Introduction As a possible treatment option for chronic lower back pain (CLBP) due to single-level degenerative disc disorder (DDD), the efficacy of anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) has been reviewed…
BACKGROUND: As the use of bundled care payment models has become widespread in neurosurgery, there is a distinct need for improved preoperative predictive tools to identify patients who will not…
We investigated if applying the Transition system (Globus Medical Inc., Audubon, PA, USA) as topping off can prevent Adjacent Segment Degeneration (ASD) and if rate of ASD is increased if…
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective database study.OBJECTIVE: We sought to identify trends in demographics, comorbidities, and postoperative complications among patients undergoing ACDF and PLF.SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: As demand for anterior cervical…
BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) is a well-accepted procedure for the treatment of degenerative lumbar disease. However, its ability to restore lumbar lordosis has been limited. Development…
OBJECTIVE: The authors evaluated the long-term clinical outcome of a total posterior arthroplasty system in the surgical treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis with degenerative spondylolisthesis.METHODS: Between June 2006 and July…
