This was a national database study.To examine the role of comorbidities and demographics on inpatient complications in patients with lumbar degenerative conditions.Degenerative conditions of the lumbar spine account for the…
Objective: The purpose of this study is to compare fusion rate, clinical outcomes, complications among transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF), and other techniques for lumbar spine diseases. Design: This is…
Background and objective: Lower back pain is a frequent cause of Emergency Department visits and one of the leading causes of the disease burden worldwide. The purpose of this case…
Frequency: Monthly Weekly Daily Which day? The first Sunday The first Monday The first Tuesday The first Wednesday The first Thursday The first Friday The first Saturday The first day…
Study design: This was a systematic review. Objective: This review evaluates the minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions (MIS-TLIF) learning curve in the literature and compares outcomes during and after…
Study design: Retrospective study with prospectively collected data. Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the difference in fusion rate and clinical outcome of patients with local bone…
Objectives: To evaluate how well the degree of pain relief after discoblock predicts the disability outcome of subsequent fusion or total disc replacement (TDR) surgery, based on short-term Oswestry Disability…
Case Reports . 2022 Feb 24;14(2):e22573. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22573. eCollection 2022 Feb. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA. Item in Clipboard Case Reports Luke…
Objective During the COVID-19 pandemic, certain precautionary measures were implemented to limit its effect, including the cancellation of clinics and elective surgical lists. To determine the impact, if any, of…
Study design: Retrospective case-control radiographic study. Objective: To identify main effects of preoperative pattern and global coronal malalignment (GCM) on postoperative coronal imbalance in degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) patients and…