Review doi: 10.1080/02688697.2022.2057431. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Institute of Neurosurgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Mater Olbia…
Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF) is an established technique for the treatment of degenerative spine disease. The larger body habitus of obese patients increases the intraoperative complexity of…
Study design: Retrospective case-control study. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to assess whether cannabis use disorder (CUD) patients undergoing primary 1- to 2-level lumbar fusion (1-2LF) for the…
Study design: Prospective case series. Purpose: To assess the outcomes of pars repair surgery using pedicle screws and laminar hooks. Methods: This study was conducted on 22 patients with symptomatic…
Background: To describe the use of intraoperative anteroposterior long cassette radiographs (APLCR) to guide kickstand rod application in adult spinal deformity. Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed to identify…
. 2022 Mar 4;14(3):e22858. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22858. eCollection 2022 Mar. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Orthopaedic Surgery, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, USA. 2 Orthopedic Surgery, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, USA.…
Background: Endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion has become an emerging technique. Some researchers have reported the technique of percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. We propose percutaneous endoscopic posterior lumbar interbody…
Study design: This was a retrospective cohort study. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine if the degree of interbody cage lordosis and cage positioning are associated with…
Study design: Prospective review. Objective: The aim was to assess the efficacy and safety of short-segment pedicle fixation of low lumbar fractures (L3-L5). Background: Low lumbar fractures are relatively uncommon,…
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) . 2022 Apr 5. doi: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000162. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell…