Purpose: Lumbar fusions are among the most commonly performed spinal procedures. Despite this, there remains a paucity of publicly available information of lumbar fusion procedural and monetary data. The purpose…
Background: Increased morbidity associated with obesity imposes a greater financial burden on companies that provide insurance to their employees. Few studies have investigated the relationship between body mass index (BMI)…
Background: Veterans RAND 12-item (VR-12) physical component score (PCS) has been validated in both veteran and US citizen populations; however, its use for spine surgery populations has not been evaluated.…
Objective: To investigate the biomechanical effects of interbody cage height on adjacent segments in patients with lumbar degeneration undergoing transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) surgery, so as to provide references…
Background: To date, only one study assessed the spinal mobility and muscle strength of patients who were treated either with fusion or brace treatment. Objective: The aim of this retrospective…
Purpose: Hidden blood loss (HBL) is a growing area of interest for spinal surgeons. Simultaneously, spine surgeons' pursuit of minimally invasive spine surgery has never ceased, as evidenced by the…
Purpose: Lumbar musculature has a fundamental role in spine stability and spinal balance. Muscle atrophy and fat infiltration play an important role in pain pathophysiology. Accordingly, the preoperative condition of…
Background context: Published rates for disk reherniation following primary discectomy are around 6%, but the ultimate re-operation outcomes in patients after receiving revision discectomy are not well understood. Additionally, any…
Study design: Retrospective analysis was performed of a multi-center Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network (CSORN) surgical database. Objective: To determine the rate and time to return to work (RTW)…
Case Reports . 2022 May 17;14(5):e25086. doi: 10.7759/cureus.25086. eCollection 2022 May. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Neurological Surgery, American Neurospine Institute, Plano, USA. 2 Medical Student, TCU School of Medicine, Fort…