Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether walking speed is associated with postoperative pain catastrophizing in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Methods: In this prospective observational study,…
Background: Herniated lumbar disc is one of the common causes of back pain. Discectomy provides rapid relief of back pain and radicular pain. Few studies have been done in our…
Background: The study aimed to explore the recent efficacy of oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) combined with Wiltse approach pedicle screw fixation in the treatment of single-level degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis…
Study design: A retrospective matched case-control study. Objective: This study aims to investigate the value of Subcutaneous Lumbar Spine Index (SLSI) as a predictor of early surgical site infection (SSI)…
Objective: To evaluate the early clinical effect of oblique lumbar interbody fusion with lateral screw fixation and percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal discectomy (OLIF-PETD) in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation with…
. 2022 Nov 17;10:1050495. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1050495. eCollection 2022. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Spine Surgery, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy. 2 Finceramica Faenza S.p.A., Faenza, Italy. 3 Istituti…
Case Reports . 2022 Nov 14;14(11):e31495. doi: 10.7759/cureus.31495. eCollection 2022 Nov. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. 2 Pain Management,…
Background: Predicting opioid use after lumbar spine fusion remains a challenge. The aim of this study was to identify clinical and demographic parameters that could be associated with opioid use…
. 2022 Dec 13;S1878-8750(22)01751-X. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.12.047. Online ahead of print. Steve H Monk 1 , Vincent J Rossi 2 , Tyler G Atkins 2 , Brandon Karimian 3 , Deborah Pfortmiller 2 , Paul K…
Purpose: Sagittal malalignment is a risk factor for mechanical complications after surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD). Spinal loads, modulated by sagittal alignment, may explain this relationship. The aims of…