The efficacies and safety of oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS) remains controversial, and long-term clinical efficacies in particular need to be explored. This study is…
Background: This systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to investigate evidence for the comparison of lumbar dynamic stabilization device Coflex with posterior lumbar fusion for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Methods:…
Purpose: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of full-endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (Endo-TLIF) for treatment of single-level lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis. Methods: Fifty-three patients were divided into 2 groups…
Background: The proper cage positioning and height in lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF). This study evaluated their effects on clinical and radiographic outcome measures in patients undergoing LLIF. Methods: This…
. 2022 Dec 2;101(48):e31879. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000031879. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea. 2 Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology,…
Purpose: This retrospective cohort study investigated the efficacy of a sublingual sufentanil tablet system (SSTS) in comparison to intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV-PCA) with piritramide for the management of postoperative pain…
Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in a global pandemic with several hundred million infections worldwide. COVID-19 causes systemic complications that last beyond the initial infection. It is not…
Objective: Modic changes (MC) are vertebral bone marrow lesions seen on magnetic resonance images, that associate with disc degeneration and low back pain (LBP). Few studies described MC histopathology qualitatively…
Purpose: The aim of this report is to describe the management of a severe spinal deformity in an adolescent with facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) and review the available literature on the…
Introduction: Complex spine surgeries are associated with notable blood loss requiring numerous strategies to preserve blood volume. Tranexamic acid (TXA) is efficacious in reducing blood loss when used topically during…