Objective: This study is an investigator-initiated, prospective, randomized, controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the combined use of recombinant human BMP-2 (rhBMP-2) and a hydroxyapatite (HA) carrier…
Introduction: Avascular necrosis of femoral head secondary to rare metabolic Gaucher's disease (GD) can cause debilitating hip arthritis in young adults. It is an autosomal recessive disorder caused due to…
doi: 10.1111/iwj.13948. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopedics, The 904th Hospital of PLA Joint Logistic Support Force, Wuxi, China. 2 Department of Spinal Surgery, The…
Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin . 2022 Oct 6;1-10. doi: 10.1080/10255842.2022.2129968. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China. Item…
Physical factors such as frequency of low back pain, sensory abnormalities in the lower extremities, smoking history before surgery, and preoperative mental health status as predictors of operative outcomes have…
Adjacent segment stenosis can occur after lumbar fusion surgery, leading to significant discomfort and pain. If further surgeries are required, the choice of the operative technique is an individual decision.…
Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: To determine if standing pre-discharge radiographs can predict the development of junctional complications. Materials and methods: Adult spinal deformity patients who underwent fusion of…
Objective: Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) and minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) have been commonly demonstrated as two effective choices for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation (LDH).…
Technical and Conceptual Review on the L5-S1 Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion Surgery (OLIF51). Orita S, Shiga Y, Inage K, Eguchi Y, Maki S, Furuya T, Aoki Y, Inoue M, Hynes…
Objective: A magnetic resonance neurography (MRN) study was conducted to assess the neurological safety of endo-transforaminal lumbar intervertebral fusion (endo-TLIF). Methods: A total of 56 healthy volunteers (29 men, 27…