Objective: Conflicting reports exist about whether transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) induces lordosis or kyphosis, ranging from decreasing lordosis by 3.71° to increasing it by 18.8°. In this study, the…
Background: The current study seeks to examine the association between chronic opioid use and postoperative outcomes for patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and posterior lumbar fusion (PLF).…
Background: Previous reports concerning deep surgical site infection (SSI) after posterior spinal instrumentation treated with vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) system indicated that most patients must suffer from a delayed incision suture.…
Osteoporosis and Parkinson's disease (PD) are age-related diseases, and surgery for osteoporotic vertebral collapse (OVC) in PD patients become more common. OVC commonly affects the thoracolumbar spine, but low lumbar…
Background: After proper patient selection, anatomically correct pulsed radiofrequency of the lumbar facet joints provide long-term pain relief in a routine clinical setting. In the study, we performed an analysis…
Study design: This was a retrospective cohort study. Objective: The objective of this study was to quantify the rates of complication following surgical treatment for symptomatic degenerative and isthmic spondylolisthesis…
Objective: To determine the clinical effectiveness of common elective orthopaedic procedures compared with no treatment, placebo, or non-operative care and assess the impact on clinical guidelines. Design: Umbrella review of…
Purpose: The clinical and radiological results of adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients with a severe lumbar sagittal deformity undergoing multilevel lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) + posterior spinal fusion (PSF)…
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between timing of preoperative surgical antibiotic prophylaxis and postoperative surgical site infections (SSIs) among 1-3 level lumbar fusion patients.…
Objective: To assess and compare the rate of adjacent segment degeneration (ASDeg), disease (ASDis), and related reoperations between patients who underwent lumbar interbody fusion surgery using indirect or direct decompression.…