Background: Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) secondary to split cord malformation (SCM) is rare in adulthood. There is as yet no consensus about the optimal treatment method for adult patients with…
Introduction: With increasing relevance of the postoperative spinopelvic alignment, achieving optimal restoration of segmental lordosis (SL) during transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) has become increasingly important. However, despite the easier…
Introduction: Surgical management of isthmic spondylolisthesis is controversial and reports on anterior approaches in the literature are scarce. Research question: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of stand-alone anterior lumbar…
Introduction: Increased catabolism of the extracellular matrix is observed under degenerative disc disease (DDD). The cleavage of extracellular matrix proteins in the nucleus pulposus (NP) by either matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)…
Introduction: Anterior stand-alone fusion (ASAF) devices have been developed in an attempt to reduce adjacent segment degenerative changes observed with posterior instrumented fusion techniques. Research question: The purpose of this…
Case Reports . 2022 Sep 9;14(9):e28988. doi: 10.7759/cureus.28988. eCollection 2022 Sep. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, IND. Item…
Study design: Retrospective observational study. Objectives: To evaluate the long-term recurrence rates and functional status of patients with thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) after decompression and posterior…
Background context: In recent years, unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion (ULIF) has been more and more favored by spinal surgeons because of its advantages of low trauma, rapid recovery,…
Background: Proximal junctional kyphosis is a common complication after posterior fusion in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and is correlated with postoperative changes of thoracic kyphosis. In lenke 5c patients,…
Objective: Adequacy of decompression for oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) is a real concern in patients with severe lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). With this in mind, we combined OLIF with…