Background: Reoperation is usually associated with poor results and increased morbidity and hospital costs. However, the rates, causes, and risk factors for reoperation in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion surgery…
Background: Few studies have examined the influence of preoperative symptom duration on clinical outcomes in patients undergoing lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) for degenerative conditions. Methods: Patients undergoing LLIF presenting…
Frequency: Monthly Weekly Daily Which day? The first Sunday The first Monday The first Tuesday The first Wednesday The first Thursday The first Friday The first Saturday The first day…
Study design: Biomechanical model study. Background: Lumbar lordosis is usually lost in the degenerative process, and when lumbar fusion is required, its restoration is one of the modern metrics of…
Prospective observational study. To evaluate patient-reported outcomes after navigation-guided minimally invasive hybrid lumbar interbody fusion (nMIS-HLIF) for decompression and fusion in degenerative spondylolisthesis (Meyerding grade I-II). Posterior lumbar interbody fusion…
Background: This prospective, randomized, double-blinded, active controlled trial assessed whether a single preoperative administration of 40 mg of duloxetine could decrease postoperative pain and numbness after posterior lumbar interbody fusion…
Objective: To compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) and traditional open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (OPEN-TLIF) in the treatment of two-level lumbar…
. 2022 Winter;22(4):299-306. doi: 10.31486/toj.22.0066. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department of Orthopedics, Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD. Item in Clipboard Samuel E Holbert et al. Ochsner J. 2022…
Introduction: Adult spinal fusion surgery improves lumbar alignment and patient satisfaction. Adult spinal deformity surgery improves saggital balance not only lumbar lesion, but also at hip joint coverage. It was…
Introduction: Surgical management of degenerative lumbar spine disorders is effective at improving patient pain, disability, and quality of life; however, obtaining a durable posterolateral fusion after decompression remains a challenge.…