. 2022 Apr 16;14(4):e24185. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24185. eCollection 2022 Apr. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, RUS. 2 Division of Spine Surgery, Central Clinical…
Introduction: The aim of this study was to explore the association between sagittal spinopelvic alignment and persistent low back pain (PLBP) following posterior decompression and instrumented fusion for mild L5-S1…
Objective: The main objective is to explore the efficacy of oblique anterior lumbar fusion (OLIF) and transforaminal lumbar fusion (TLIF) in the treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis central nerve injury. Methods:…
To compare the efficacy and safety of different surgical procedures for patients with single-segment lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), Bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA) was conducted in this study. Randomized controlled trials…
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a progressive disease usually associated with loss of ambulation and progressive scoliosis. Immobilisation and glucocorticoid treatment are predisposing factors for reduced bone mineral density (BMD). Analysis…
Background: Preoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been described in various fields to predict pain outcomes, but its prognostic utility for pain/functional outcomes after spine surgery is unclear. Objective: To determine…
Purpose: To assess spinal stability in different physiological positions whilst weight-bearing. Methods: A cone beam CT scanner (CBCT) was used to identify any abnormal motion in the spine in different…
Background: This study aimed to analyze the risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) for patients with chronic symptomatic osteoporotic thoracolumbar fractures (CSOTLF) and kyphosis who underwent long-segment internal fixation.…
doi: 10.1111/iwj.13843. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department of orthopaedic surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China. Item in Clipboard Shaozheng Qu et al. Int Wound J. 2022. Show…
Objectives: To investigate the risk factors of suboptimal postoperative outcomes after short-segment surgery for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) and severe sagittal imbalance and to recommend the appropriate candidates for…