Background: There have been many reports on the clinical, radiographic, and surgical management of thoracolumbar burst fractures attributed to high-energy trauma. Interestingly, few reports have described how to extract bone…
Review . 2021 Jul 29;13(7):e16739. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16739. eCollection 2021 Jul. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Neurosurgery, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, USA. 2 College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington,…
Introduction An anterior approach to lumbar interbody fusion is a widely utilized method of access to the lumbar spine. Due to the potential for vascular complications with spine exposure, vascular…
Case Reports . 2021 Jul 31;13(7):e16794. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16794. eCollection 2021 Jul. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Neurosurgery, Baylor Scott and White Medical Center - Temple, Temple, USA. 2 Pathology, Baylor Scott…
Case Reports . 2021 Aug 2;13(8):e16822. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16822. eCollection 2021 Aug. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Neurological Surgery, University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, USA. 2…
Case Reports . 2021 Aug 4;13(8):e16874. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16874. eCollection 2021 Aug. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, USA. Item in Clipboard Case Reports Eris Spirollari et al. Cureus.…
Objective: A normal age-adjusted sagittal alignment is an important factor in achieving long-term functional results after lumbar spinal fusion. We aim to determine if the changes in spino-pelvic alignment (SPA)…
Study design: This was a retrospective review of prospectively collected registry data. Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of smoking on 2 years postoperative functional…
Background: Accurate pedicle screw placement is critical to surgically correct pediatric high-grade spondylolisthesis (HGS). The recent advent of robotics coupled with computer-assisted navigation (RAN) may represent a novel option to…
Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy between robot-assisted minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (robot-assisted MIS-TLIF) and traditional open TLIF surgery in the treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis. Methods: According to…