Introduction: Laminectomy/laminoplasty either free or vascularized pedicle flap is currently performed with a variety of expensive instruments. Use of Tudor Edwards rib shears to perform above procedure is described. Materials…
Study design: Non-randomized prospective controlled study. Objectives: To compare the safety and perioperative outcomes between patient-specific template-guided and fluoroscopic-assisted freehand techniques in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) using cortical bone…
doi: 10.1007/s11701-022-01493-8. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Steward St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, MA, USA. 2 Neurosurgery Center of Southern New England, PC, Fall River, MA, USA.…
Objective: To analyze the clinical efficacy of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) in the treatment of continuous double-level lumbar spondylolisthesis with sagittal imbalance. Methods: The clinical data of 36 patients…
. 2022 Nov 25;101(47):e31573. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000031573. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University, Korea. 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Uijeongbu Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University,…
Editorial . 2022 Dec;104-B(12):1281-1283. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.104B12.BJJ-2022-1131. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Neurosurgery, University Neurosurgical Center Holland, UMC | HMC | HAGA, Leiden & The Hague, the Netherlands. 2 Department…
Aims: The aims of this study were first, to determine if adding fusion to a decompression of the lumbar spine for spinal stenosis decreases the rate of radiological restenosis and/or…
Objective: Safe placement of posterior cervical-sacral pedicle screws, S2-Ala-iliac screws, iliac screws, transarticular screws C1/2, translaminar screws C2 or cervical lateral mass screws under the guidance of spinal navigation. Indications:…
Study design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Objective: Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) is a classic surgical procedure for the treatment of lumbar degenerative diseases (LDD). With the development…
Background Delayed union or pseudoarthrosis after posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) is associated with poor outcomes in health-related quality of life. Therefore, it is important to achieve earlier solid fusion…