Background: The retrospective study was designed to compare the effectiveness and safety of acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH), tranexamic Acid (TXA), and a combination of ANH and TXA in lumbar spinal…
Mini: The pelvic incidence (PI), sacral slope (SS), and pelvic incidence-lumbar lordosis (PI-LL) were associated with the progression of hip joint narrowing after spinal fusion, especially after fusion of four…
Study design: A retrospective observational study. Objective: This study investigated the clinical and radiological results of minimally invasive (MI) vs. open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) in patients with single-level…
. 2022 Jan 25;2022:9389239. doi: 10.1155/2022/9389239. eCollection 2022. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Spinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Gansu 730000, China. 2 College of…
Background: To our knowledge, no studies exist that evaluate the impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on long-term revision rates following lumbar fusion. This study aims to understand how HIV…
Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Item in Clipboard Stephen R Chen et al. J Spine Surg. 2021 Dec. Show details Display options…
Background: Primary spine paragangliomas are rare tumors. Surgical resection plays a role, but aggressive lesions are challenging. We reviewed the literature on primary spine paragangliomas. Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Web of…
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the biomechanical effects of different cage positions with stand-alone (SA) methods and bilateral pedicle screw fixation (BPSF) in the osteoporotic lumbar spine after OLIF.…
Background: Improved understanding of the pre and postoperative trends in costs and healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) is needed to better inform patient expectations and aid in the development of strategies…
Background context: Cage subsidence is one of the most common complications following lumbar interbody fusion surgery. Low bone mineral density (BMD) is an important risk factor that contributes to cage…