Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) after lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) and posterior/transforaminal lumbar…
doi: 10.31616/asj.2022.0227. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Spine Center, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 2…
Study design: prospective, observational. Background: Wound drainage's indwelling duration and general use are the centre of ongoing discussion. The aim of our prospective observational study was to evaluate the total…
Objective: Autogenic bone grafts have shown successful fusion rates in the treatment of degenerative lumbar disorders, but taking too many autogenic bones may result in donor site ischemia or infection.…
. 2023 Jan 20;102(3):e32445. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000032445. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopedics (III), Zhejiang Hospital, No.12 Lingyin Road, Hangzhou 310013, China. 2 Department of Orthopedics (I), 903RD Hospital of…
Background context: Bone morphogenic protein (BMP) promotes bony fusion but increases costs. Recent trends in BMP use among Medicare patients have not been well-characterized. Purpose: To assess utilization trends, complication,…
. 2022 Dec 19;13(1):57-64. doi: 10.1007/s13534-022-00253-9. eCollection 2023 Feb. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Sports Health and Rehabilitation, College of Health Science, Cheongju University, 298, Daesung-Ro, Sangdang-Gu, 360-764 Cheongju,…
Objective: To evaluate the clinical effects of the posterior unilateral approach with 270° spinal canal decompression and three-column reconstruction using double titanium mesh cage (TMC) for thoracic and lumbar burst…
Background: The fixation-induced biomechanical deterioration will increase the risk of adjacent segment diseases (ASD) after lumbar interbody fusion with Bilateral pedicle screw (BPS) fixation. The accurate adjustment of insertional pedicle…
Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of unilateral wiltse transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) combined with unilateral nail bar system fixation for single-level lumbar degenerative diseases with the assistance of…