BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Patients with back pain predominance (BPP) have traditionally been thought to derive less predictable symptomatic relief from lumbar fusion surgery.PURPOSE: To compare postoperative clinical outcomes as well as…
OBJECTIVE: Adjacent segment disease (ASD) is a long-term complication of lumbar spinal fusion. This study aims to evaluate demographic and operative factors which influence development of ASD after fusion for…
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: There are three phases in prophylaxis of surgical site infections (SSI): preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative. There is lack of consensus and paucity of evidence with SSI prophylaxis in…
OBJECTIVE: There have been numerous studies demonstrating increased pain and disability when patients' spinopelvic parameters fall outside of certain accepted ranges. However, these values were established based on patients suffering…
BACKGROUND: The introduction of early rehabilitation exercise is the foundation of treatment post-Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) surgery, and the search for additional sources of reinforcement physiotherapy seems to be…
Study Design: Retrospective case-control study.Objectives: To investigate whether mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) improve surgical performance and decrease operative complications in anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF).Methods: This study involved a retrospective…
Study Design: Retrospective study.Objective: To identify if a 1- to 2-level posterior lumbar fusion at higher altitude is an independent risk factor for postoperative deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary…
Poorly managed postoperative pain decreases patient satisfaction, impedes early patient mobilization, lengthens inpatient hospital stay, and increases healthcare costs. Multimodal analgesia with local anesthetics is considered most effective for postoperative…
