doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2022.116456. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205,USA. 2 Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205,USA; Department…
Introduction: Interbody fusion is commonly utilized for arthrodesis and stability among patients undergoing spine surgery. Over the last few decades, interbody device materials, such as titanium and polyetheretherketone (PEEK), have…
Background context: Perioperative antibiotics are critical in reducing the risk of postoperative spine infections. However, the efficacy and optimal weight-based prophylactic cefazolin dosing is unclear. Purpose: To determine 1) if…
Frequency: Monthly Weekly Daily Which day? The first Sunday The first Monday The first Tuesday The first Wednesday The first Thursday The first Friday The first Saturday The first day…
Study design: This was a retrospective case series. Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare radiologic and clinical outcomes in patients with L4-L5 lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) who…
Background context: Osteoporosis is a risk factor for instrumentation failure in spine surgery. Bone strength is commonly assessed by bone mineral density (BMD) as a surrogate marker. However, BMD represents…
Objective: To investigate the causes of failed primary surgery and the revision strategies for congenital scoliosis (CS) patients with lower lumbar/lumbosacral (LL/LS) hemi-vertebra (HV). Methods: Fifteen CS patients with LL/LS…
Background context: Length of hospital stay (LOS) is an important concern in all types of surgery, and the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol has been developed to improve perioperative…
Study design: Systematic review OBJECTIVE: The objective of this systematic review is to determine the fate of spinal implants when the patients develop postoperative wound infection after posterior instrumental fusion…
Background: Previous studies have shown that patients with different lumbar spine diseases report different SF-36 profiles, but data on the stability of the SF-36 profiles are limited. The primary aim…