STUDY DESIGN: Single institution retrospective clinical review.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between levels fused and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing open and minimally invasive surgical (MIS) lumbar fusion.SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND…
PURPOSE: To compare the clinical and economic outcomes of facet versus pedicle screw instrumentation for single-level circumferential lumbar spinal fusion.METHODS: Outcomes included self-assessment of back and leg pain, pain drawing,…
CASE: A 76-year-old woman underwent L4-L5 posterior lumbar interbody fusion with pedicle screws for lumbar spondylolisthesis. Intraoperative iatrogenic injuries to the right fourth lumbar artery and inferior vena cava occurred,…
Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma (SEF) is a rare soft tissue tumour subtype, and those arising from the spine are even rarer. To the best of our knowledge, only 3 cases with…
Pure spinal epidural cavernous hemangioma with contralateral symptoms is rarely reported. It will be very difficult to diagnose when it is complicated by contralateral symptoms. A 56-year female presented with…
Total disc arthroplasty (TDA) using an artificial disc (AD) is an attractive surgical technique for the treatment of spinal disorders, since it can maintain or restore spinal motion (unlike interbody…
BACKGROUND: Local, intrawound use of antibiotic powder, such as vancomycin and tobramycin, in spinal fusion surgery has become an increasingly common prophylactic measure in an attempt to reduce rates of…
Study Design: Prospective comparative study.Purpose: To compare the incidence of iatrogenic superior facet joint violation (SFV) in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) and open TLIF (OPEN-TLIF) at a…
STUDY DESIGN: .: Health Services Research OBJECTIVE..: The purpose of this study is (a) determine the variability of Medicaid (MCD) reimbursement for patients who require spine procedures, and (b) to…
OBJECTIVE: While postoperative urinary retention (POUR) is common after spine surgery, the association of this adverse event with other morbidities and patient-reported outcomes is not fully understood. We sought to…
