Background: Neuromuscular scoliosis is commonly associated with a large pelvic obliquity. Scoliosis in children with cerebral palsy is most commonly managed with posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion. While consensus is…
Background: Intraoperative endplate injury can result in late-onset cage subsidence in oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF). This study aimed to identify risk factors for intraoperative endplate injury and investigate whether…
Study design: Retrospective observational study. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate bone mineral density using Hounsfield unit (HU) values at the upper instrumented vertebrae (UIV), UIV+1, and…
Objective: OLIF involves inserting large cages into the interbody disc space. This expands the spinal canal and neural foramen by stretching the ligament flavum and releasing the facet joint, resulting…
Introduction: Segmental instability of the spine caused by the decreased height of intervertebral discs is one of the major causes of chronic low back pain affecting 70-80% of the adult…
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between non-effort prone and bending radiographs in determining curve flexibility in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Methods: A retrospective review…
Purpose: We assessed the efficacy of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) in patients with low-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis. Methods: We included 24 symptomatic patients who underwent MIS-TLIF between December…
Objective: To compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of unilateral biportal endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (UBE-TLIF) and minimally invasive tubular TLIF (MT-TLIF) in treatment of lumbar degenerative diseases. Methods:…
Case Reports . 2022 Apr 12;14(4):e24066. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24066. eCollection 2022 Apr. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA. 2 Neurological Surgery, Levene…
Study design: This was a retrospective cohort study. Objective: We evaluated the feasibility, safety, and accuracy of full-endoscopic posterior lumbar interbody fusion (FE-PLIF) by assessing the learning curve and initial…