Objectives: To compare radiographic parameters at adjacent segments between before and after MIS-TLIF and to assess relationships of radiographic changes between adjacent segments and fused level. Methods: Forty-four patients who…
Background: The purpose of this study is to describe curve characteristics and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing spinal fusion (SF) to treat thoracogenic scoliosis related to sternotomy and/or thoracotomy as…
Study design: The present study design was that of a single center, retrospective cohort study to evaluate the influence of surgeon-specific factors on patient functional outcomes at 6 months following…
Study design: Retrospective cohort. Objective: To analyze and confirm the rates of postoperative complications of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) undergoing primary posterior lumbar fusion (PLF) and assess whether…
Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: This study aimed to examine whether the use of intravenous TXA in elective spine surgery is associated with reduced perioperative massive hemorrhage requiring transfusion.…
doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000962. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A. 2 Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina,…
Background: An Andersson lesion (AL) is a fatigue fracture occurring across three columns in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), resulting in spinal pseudarthrosis (SP) formation, most commonly in the thoracolumbar segment. However,…
Review Int J Environ Res Public Health . 2022 Aug 16;19(16):10158. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191610158. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Rothman Orthopedic Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. Item in Clipboard…
. 2022 Aug 9;11(16):4646. doi: 10.3390/jcm11164646. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero,…
Objective: To determine if preoperative albumin-alkaline phosphatase ratio (AAPR) is predictive of clinical outcomes in patients with degenerative lumbar diseases undergoing lumbar fusion. Method: 326 patients undergoing posterior lumbar decompression…