Austevoll IM, Hermansen E, Fagerland MW, Storheim K, Brox JI, Solberg T, Rekeland F, Franssen E, Weber C, Brisby H, Grundnes O, Algaard KRH, Böker T, Banitalebi H, Indrekvam K,…
Case Reports . 2022 Mar 18;S0104-0014(22)00034-3. doi: 10.1016/j.bjane.2022.03.004. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, Jodhpur, India. Electronic address:…
Objective: Predicting patient needs for extended care after spinal fusion remains challenging. The Risk Assessment and Prediction Tool (RAPT) was externally developed to predict discharge disposition after non-spine orthopedic surgery…
Background: We aimed to synthesize the latest evidence on the efficacy and safety of decompression alone compared to decompression with fusion in patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis. We also aimed to…
Case Reports . 2022 Mar 16;S0949-2658(22)00063-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jos.2022.02.004. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku Central Hospital. 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku Central…
Background: The optimum surgical intervention for elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and low-grade degenerative-spondylolisthesis (LGDS) has been extensively debated. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised-controlled-trials…
Background: Pseudoarthrosis, often defined as a failure to achieve osseous fusion by the 1-year post-operative time point. Despite its relatively high prevalence, there is still lack of clinical evidence on…
Objective: Local and regional radiographic outcomes following minimally invasive (MI) transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) versus open TLIF remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive…
Study design: Retrospective National Database Study. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the cost and patient outcomes associated with the utilization of computer-assisted navigation (CAN) utilization on…
Study design: Retrospective cohort study of patients from the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC). Objective: The aim was to compare the outcomes of patients with gunshot-induced spinal injuries…