Introduction: The surgical treatment of lumbar facet cysts has long been debated. Some surgeons elect for limited decompression of such cysts while other surgeons elect for primary decompression and fusion…
Introduction: Limited studies have compared minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF) with anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) for the treatment of isthmic spondylolisthesis. This study aims to compare…
Purpose: To explore the characteristics of spontaneous facet joint fusion (SFJF) in patients after oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion combined with lateral single screw-rod fixation (OLIF-LSRF). Methods: We randomly selected…
Introduction: Lumbar degenerative disease and the accompanying pain and dysfunction affect a significant number of patients in the USA and around the world. As surgery and innovation are moving towards…
Case Reports doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.998011. eCollection 2022. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Spine Surgery, Valdoltra Orthopaedic Hospital, Ankaran, Slovenia. 2 Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia. 3 Faculty…
Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the potential of C-reactive protein to lymphocyte count ratio (CLR) for the prediction of surgical site infection (SSI) following posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF)…
Objectives: Spinal fusion surgery completely prevents movement or friction between the two vertebrae. Remifentanil, a selective drug agonist, suppresses and decreases the vasomotor system upon release of histamine. In this…
Context: Studies on adult spinal deformity have shown spinopelvic malalignment results in worse outcomes. However, it is unclear if this relationship exists in patients with single-level degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) receiving…
Objective: Lumbar spinal stenosis is defined as a clinical syndrome characterized by neurogenic claudication or radicular pain due to the narrowing of the spinal canal or neural foramen and the…
Objective: The global shift of trends to minimally invasive spine (MIS) surgery for lumbar degenerative diseases has become prominent in India for few decades. We aimed to assess the current…