Background: Despite its importance for clinical decisions, the long-term consequences of posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion (PSIF) for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), particularly in the lower lumbar spine, remain unclear.…
Study design: Retrospective comparative study. Objective: Assessment of difference in clinical and computer tomographic outcomes between the 2 cohorts. Methods: Computer tomographic evaluation by Bridwell's grade, Kim's stage, Kim's subsidence…
doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05443-1. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong Province, China. 2 Hi-Tech Zone Li Min Hospital of Weihai Central…
Background: Different fusion techniques were introduced in clinical practice in patients with lumbar degenerative disc disease, however, no evidence has been provided on the advantages of one technique over another.…
Background and Objectives: Percutaneous pedicle screws were first introduced in 2001, soon becoming the cornerstone of minimally invasive spinal stabilization. Use of the procedure allowed adequate reduction and stabilization of…
Case Reports doi: 10.3390/medicina58050605. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama 700-0914, Japan. 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama Rosai Hospital, Okayama 702-8055, Japan. 3…
Background: The management of idiopathic scoliosis (IS) in skeletally immature patients should aim at three-dimensional deformity correction, without compromising spinal and chest growth. In 2019, the US Food and Drug…
Background: Minimally invasive lumbar fusion has recently become a widely used technique worldwide. This randomized active controlled study was conducted to demonstrate the non-inferiority of the K-wireless Minimally Invasive Spine…
Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: Vasoplegia is a life-threatening form of distributive or vasodilatory shock that is characterized by reduced systemic vascular resistance with resultant hypotension and normal to…
Background: Spinal deformity and prior spinal fusion pose technical challenges to lumbar puncture (LP) for nusinersen administration for patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). In this retrospective study over two…