(1) Background: Optical genome mapping (OGM) is a novel approach to identifying genomic structural variations with high accuracy and resolution. We report a proband with severe short stature caused by…
Background and Objectives: Adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery, L5-S1 lordosis is very important factor. The main objective of the research is to retrospectively compare symptomatic presentation and radiological presentation in…
doi: 10.3390/medicina59050860. Katsuhisa Yamada 1 , Ken Nagahama 2 , Yuichiro Abe 3 , Yoshinori Hyugaji 2 , Daisuke Ukeba 1 , Tsutomu Endo 1 , Takashi Ohnishi 1 , Katsuro Ura 1 , Hideki Sudo 1 , Norimasa…
doi: 10.3390/medicina59050878. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Westchester Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA. 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT 06108, USA. 3…
Case Reports doi: 10.3390/medicina59050956. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404327, Taiwan. 2 Spine Center, China Medical University Hospital, No. 2, Xueshi Rd.,…
Background: Ureteral injury during lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) is uncommon. However, it is a serious complication that may require additional surgery should it occur. The objective of this study…
Background: Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) and endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion (Endo-LIF) are both minimally invasive interbody fusion procedures for lumbar degenerative diseases. In this study, we attempted…
Background context: Oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) and extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) are 2 popular minimally invasive spinal fusion techniques with unique approach-related complication profiles. Accordingly, patient-specific anatomical factors,…
Study design: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from the National Swedish Spine Register (Swespine). Objective: To evaluate the effects of symptomatic spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) requiring reoperation on one-year…
Study design: Retrospective single-institution cohort. Objective: To evaluate implementation of a commercial bundled payment model in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion. Summary of background data: BPCI-A caused significant losses for…