Case Reports . 2022 Mar 8;14(3):e22955. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22955. eCollection 2022 Mar. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Orthopaedics (Trauma and Emergency), All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur, Raipur, IND. 2 Orthopaedic…
Background: Low back pain secondary to discopathy is a common pain disorder. Multiple minimally invasive therapeutic modalities have been proposed; however, to date no study has compared percutaneous laser disc…
. 2022 Apr 7;S1878-8750(22)00437-5. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.03.143. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Köyceğiz Vocational School of Health Services, Department of Health Care Services, Muğla,…
Background: Lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) is an established surgical intervention for patients with leg and back pain secondary to disc herniation or degeneration. Interbody fusion involves removal of the herniated…
. 2022 Mar 7;14(3):e22931. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22931. eCollection 2022 Mar. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Neurosurgery, Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar, Colmar, FRA. Item in Clipboard Robin Srour. Cureus. 2022. Show details Display…
Study design: Retrospective analysis of prospectively database. Objective: Implant-related complications are an extremely important issue because they pose a burden to patients who underwent surgery. An understanding of these complications…
Objective: To compare the safety and accuracy of cortical bone trajectory screw placement between the robot-assisted and fluoroscopy-assisted approaches. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted between November 2018 and June…
Study design: Technical Report. Objective: Performing surgeries in the ambulatory surgery center affords improved efficiencies in terms of cost and speed. However, ambulatory surgery is only successful if complications, re-admissions,…
Study design: Literature review. Objectives: To review the evidence for surface-based navigation in minimally-invasive spine surgery (MIS), provide an outline for its workflow, and present a wide range of MIS…
Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To determine safety and short-term outcomes of single-position lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) with bilateral posterior instrumentation and robotic assistance. The article also describes…