Introduction: Recent studies investigating seasonality as a risk factor for surgical site infections (SSI) after spine surgery show mixed results. This study utilizes national data to analyze seasonal effects on…
Pseudoaneurysms of the lumbar arteries following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) are rare postoperative complications that usually occur around the transverse process. However, there are few detailed descriptions of the…
Objective: To investigate the safety and effectiveness of modified facet joint fusion in the treatment of lumbar degenerative diseases and compare them with those of posterolateral fusion. Methods: A total…
doi: 10.1186/s12893-022-01493-3. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 59 Haier Road, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China. 2 Department of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated…
Degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) is a condition leading to the slippage of one vertebral body over the one below due to degenerative changes resulting in spinal stenosis and producing neurogenic claudication,…
Objective: In recent years, biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion (BE-LIF) has been increasingly employed in the treatment of lumbar degenerative diseases. BE-LIF combines the benefits of minimally invasive fusion with…
doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.750246. eCollection 2021. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Laboratory for Experimental Orthopaedics, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, CAPHRI, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands. 2 Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Department of Biomedical Engineering,…
doi: 10.1002/jor.25287. Online ahead of print. Geundong Kim 1 , Kazuhide Inage 1 , Yasuhiro Shiga 1 , Tomohito Mukaihata 1 , Ikuko Tajiri 1 , Yawara Eguchi 1 , Miyako Suzuki-Narita 1 , Hiromitsu Takaoka 1…
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.21.00472. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Spinal Unit (UVM), Department of Orthopaedics, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, Portugal. 2 Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Porto, Portugal. 3 School…
Objective: To study the risk factors of unsatisfactory clinical results after percutaneous laser decompression of the lumbar intervertebral disc (PLDD). Material and methods: A retrospective observational single-center study included medical…