Purpose: There is no identified consensus for the curve magnitude at which an adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patient is indicated for posterior spinal fusion (PSF). We aimed to identify a…
Objective: Given the paucity of relevant data, the Council of State Neurosurgical Societies (CSNS) Workforce Committee launched a survey of neurosurgeons to assess patterns in activity restriction recommendations following spine…
Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: The present study analyzes complication rates and episode-based costs for patients with and without diabetes mellitus (DM) following posterior lumbar fusion (PLF). Methods: PLF…
Many options currently exist for achieving lumbar fusion. A variety of techniques have been described. The challenge for spine surgeons is choosing which approach is ideal for the given circumstances,…
Study design: Clinical case series. Purpose: This study aimed to report dynamization-posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF), our surgical treatment for hemodialysisrelated spondyloarthropathy (HSA), and investigate patients' postoperative course within 2…
Background: The authors designed a modified lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) procedure named as XOLIF and compared the efficacy and safety with traditional LLIF procedures. Methods: Patients were divided into…
Background: The application of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) has the potential to improve outcomes, hasten patient recovery, and reduce costs. ERAS has been applied to spine surgery for several…
Background: Cage subsidence (CS) was previously reported as one of the most common complications following oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF). We aimed to assess the impacts of CS on surgical…
Lumbar spinal steroid injections (LSSI) are universally used as preferred diagnostic or therapeutic treatment options before major spinal surgeries. Some recent studies have reported higher risks of surgical-site infection (SSI)…
Objective: Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) facilitates the restoration of disc height and the indirect decompression of neural elements. However, these benefits are lost when the graft subsides into the…