Objective: Newer Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) may offer benefits over legacy PROs in ease of administration and interpretation. We aim to study the influence of preoperative pain interference (PI) using the…
Purpose: Anterior lumbar spine arthrodesis has been increasingly prescribed. In order to obtain better exposure of the intervertebral discs, it is necessary to identify vascular structures depending on the level…
. 2022 Oct 31;S1015-9584(22)01497-X. doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2022.10.063. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopaedics, Dongyang People's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University Affiliated Dongyang Hospital, Dongyang, Zhejiang, PR China.…
Purpose: To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of a bone cement-injectable cannulated pedicle screw (CICPS) in the treatment of spondylolysis-type lumbar spondylolisthesis with osteoporosis. Methods: A retrospective study was…
Objectives: To investigate the clinical and radiographic outcomes of EXP-IFC in single-level MIS-TLIF. Methods: This study included patients aged ≥18 years who received a single-level MIS-TLIF procedure with at least…
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…
Purpose: Epidural corticosteroid injections (ESI) are a mainstay of nonoperative treatment for patients with lumbar spine pathology. Recent literature evaluating infection risk following ESI after elective orthopedic surgery has produced…
Introduction: The long-term risk of conversion to lumbar fusion is ill-defined for patients with cauda equina syndrome (CES) treated with decompression. This study aimed to identify the rates of fusion…
Objective: To determine the effect of operative duration on the rate of post-operative symptomatic venous thromboembolic (VTE) events in patients undergoing thoracolumbar spine fusion. Methods: We identified all thoracolumbar spine…
Background: A downward penetrating endplate screw (PES) technique combined with caudal anchor screws inserted in the upward direction under O-arm navigation (i.e., crossing screw technique) avoided screw backout and proximal…