. 2022 May 16;14(5):e25039. doi: 10.7759/cureus.25039. eCollection 2022 May. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, JPN. 2 Spine Center, St. Marianna…
Background: Determining which spinal levels to instrument during surgical treatment of Lenke Type 1 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) depends on the reducibility of the primary and secondary curve patterns. This…
Background: This retrospective observational study was conducted to compare midterm outcomes of three bone graft struts for interbody fusion using a posterior approach in adults with lower lumbar spinal tuberculosis.…
Purpose: To determine within-patient fusion rates of chambers filled with bioactive glass versus autologous iliac crest bone on computed tomography (CT) following anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF). Methods: A consecutive…
Study design: Retrospective case series. Objectives: To investigate the influence of screw size on achieving bone fusion in posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF). Methods: In total, 137 consecutive patients with…
Object: Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (LLIF) and percutaneous posterior screw fixation (PPSF) techniques is used to treat degenerative lumbar pathologies. Dual position (DP) lumbar surgery involves repositioning the patient from…
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doi: 10.14444/8277. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA. 2 Department of…
Background: Adjacent segment disease (ASD) above a previous posterior lumbar instrumented fusion can be managed with minimally invasive lateral lumbar interbody fusion. Earlier procedures with stand-alone lateral cages risked nonunion,…
Objective: To assess which radiological alignment parameters are associated with a satisfactory long-term clinical outcome after performing lumbar spinal fusion for treating degenerative spondylolisthesis. Methods: This single-center prospective study assessed…