Background: The 5-factor modified frailty index (mFI-5) has been shown to be a concise and effective tool for predicting adverse events following various spine procedures. However, there have been no…
Background: Open fusion and posterior instrumentation has traditionally been the treatment for adult degenerative scoliosis (ADS). However, minimally invasive treatment such as oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) technique was developed…
doi: 10.31616/asj.2022.0435. Online ahead of print. Young-Hoon Kim 1 , Kee-Yong Ha 2 , Youn-Soo Kim 3 , Ki-Won Kim 4 , Kee-Won Rhyu 5 , Jong-Beom Park 6 , Jae-Hyuk Shin 5 , Young-Yul Kim 7…
Background: At present, research on spinal shortening is mainly focused on the safe distance of spinal shortening and the mechanism of spinal cord injury, but there is no research on…
. 2022 Dec 16;101(50):e32210. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000032210. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopaedics, Xi'an Chest Hospital, Xi'an, Shanxi Province, China. 2 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xi'an Chest Hospital, Xi'an, Shanxi…
Background: Blood loss (BL) during elective anterior lumbar access for interbody fusion or disc replacement is a potentially major complication. This study sought to identify factors other than major vascular…
Background: Improving the sagittal lumbar-pelvic parameters after fusion surgery is important for improving clinical outcomes. The impact of midline lumbar fusion (MIDLF) on sagittal lumbar-pelvic alignment for the management of…
Background: For the treatment of single-level lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD), oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) has clinical advantages. Whether internal fixation needs to be combined for treatment has been…
Purpose: Lumbar fusion surgery has become a standard procedure in spine surgery and commonly includes the posterior placement of pedicle screws. Bone quality is a crucial factor that affects pedicle…
Purpose: To identify the relationship between depression measured by Zung depression rating scale (ZDRS) and postoperative outcomes (including the patients reported outcomes [PRO] and clinical outcomes) two years after short-segment…