Background: Anterior approaches to surgically access the lumbar intervertebral discs are associated with a risk of developing major vascular injury and bleeding. The likelihood of injury increases in the presence…
Background: Surgical treatment of symptomatic lumbar stenosis has traditionally included laminectomy for direct decompression. With increasing options for lumbar interbody fusion, there has been growing interest in indirect decompression to…
Background: There is a paucity of literature covering the spinal alignment changes following adult spinal deformities (ASD) corrective surgeries. In theory, patients' posture and overall alignment may vary with postoperative…
Background: Few investigations have focused on the predictive value of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) scores, patient depression measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and their relationship in…
Background: There has been an increased interest in lumbar interbody fusions through Kambin's triangle. In this study, we describe percutaneous access to the lumbar disc and insertion of an expandable…
Background: Interbody fusion is a widely utilized and accepted procedure to treat advanced debilitating lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD). Increasingly, surgeons are seeking interbody devices that are large for stability…
Case Reports . 2022 Jan 21;2022(1):rjab595. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjab595. eCollection 2022 Jan. Item in Clipboard Case Reports Nathan Xie et al. J Surg Case Rep. 2022. Show details Display options Display options…
Case Reports . 2021 Nov 19;8(1):793-798. doi: 10.2176/nmccrj.cr.2021-0189. eCollection 2021. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Shinsuma General Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. 2 Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal…
Case Reports . 2021 Dec 22;8(1):851-855. doi: 10.2176/nmccrj.cr.2021-0169. eCollection 2021. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Neurological Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan. 2 Department of Spine Surgery, Aichi…
Study design: Prospective, follow-up study. Objective: We aim to compare the rate of revisions for ASD after LSF surgery between patients with IS and DLSD. Summary of background data: ASD…