Background: Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) is one of several approaches to lumbar interbody fusion that has proven to be a safe and effective treatment for symptomatic lumbar…
doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.622099. eCollection 2021. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, United States. 2 Department of Surgery, Division of…
Background context: Excessive use of post-operative imaging after lumbar surgery has been documented, becoming a target for cutting costs. This must be balanced with the patient's need for information and…
Study design: Retrospective case series. Objective: To determine risk factors associated with prolonged opioid use after lumbar fusion and to elucidate the effect of opioid use on patient-reported outcome measures…
Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) . 2021 Aug;56(4):446-452. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1724078. Epub 2021 Aug 30. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto,…
Considering the shorter life expectancy and poorer prognosis of metastatic epidural spinal cord compression patients, anterior reconstruction and fusion may be unnecessary. This study aimed to investigate the outcomes of…
The number of elderly people who undergo lumbar fusion surgery (LFS) has been increasing. Postoperative rehabilitation for them can be problematic due to lumbar stiffness. This is the first case…
Aim: To develop and test a new posterior stabilization system by augmenting the posterior hook-rod system with screws and rods. Methods: A biomechanical analysis was performed using the finite element…
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.21.00328. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 From the Department of Orthopaedics, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Item in Clipboard Amy L Xu et al. JBJS Case Connect. 2021. Show details…
. 2021 Aug 30;S1878-8750(21)01286-9. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.08.099. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Investigation performed at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY. 2…