Background: Wound pain after surgery for lumbar spine disease may interfere with patients' recovery. Acupuncture is commonly used for pain management, but its efficacy for postoperative pain control is unclear.…
Study design: Retrospective review of multicentric data. Objectives: The modified 5-item frailty index is a relatively new tool to assess the post-operative complication risks. It has been recently shown a…
Purpose: Surgical site infection is one of the serious complications after lumbar fusion. Early prediction and timely intervention can reduce the harm to patients. The aims of this study were…
. 2022 Feb 10;6(4):408-411. doi: 10.22603/ssrr.2021-0186. eCollection 2022. Reina Miyamoto 1 , Takashi Hirai 1 , Toshitaka Yoshii 1 , Hiroaki Onuma 1 , Hiroyuki Inose 1 , Masato Yuasa 1 , Yu Matsukura 1 , Shingo…
Introduction: Several targets have been proposed to achieve satisfactory alignment and favorable outcomes in adult spinal deformity surgery. Stopping the upper instrumented vertebra (UIV) at the thoracolumbar junction levels, especially…
Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop and internally validate a prediction nomogram model in patients undergoing lumbar fusion surgery. Methods: A total of 310 patients undergoing lumbar…
Background: Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) has been widely used as an alternative bone graft in spine fusion surgery. However, clinical outcome such as effects and complications has not…
Study design: Retrospective cohort Study. Objectives: To identify predictive factors for coronal imbalance after selective fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) with Lenke type 1 curves. Methods: AIS patients with…
Background: In managing paediatric spinal deformities, the currently-in-use growth maturity assessment parameters (clinical or radiological) are based mostly on Caucasian populations. They may be adequate for general treatment planning but…
Objective: To investigate the surgical techniques and postoperative therapeutic effectiveness of microsurgical treatment of lumbar paravertebral tumors via lateral retroperitoneal approach. Methods: The clinical data of 6 cases with lumbar…