There are few studies comparing clinical efficacy of decompression/fusion surgery (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) + transpedicular interbody fusion) and minimally invasive microsurgical decompression (MMD) in patients with single-segment lumbar…
Background context: Computed tomography-based vertebral attenuation values (CT-based HU) have been shown to correlate with T-scores on DEXA scan; and have been acknowledged as an independent factor for predicting fragility…
Purpose: Lateral lumbar interbody fusion with percutaneous pedicle screw fixation (Mis-LLIF) can establish indirect decompression by lifting the vertebra with a large intervertebral cage, which causes less damage to the…
Background: This study presents a single surgeon's experience comparing 1-year outcomes of endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (E-TLIF) vs minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) in an Asian population.…
Objective: Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) is a workhorse surgical approach for lumbar arthrodesis. There is growing interest in techniques for performing single-position surgery in which LLIF and pedicle screw…
Objective: The aim of this study was to discern whether patients with a cranial sagittal vertical axis to the hip (CrSVA-H) > 2 cm at 2 years postoperatively exhibit significantly…
Background: Despite the promising results with selective thoracic fusion (STF) in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) of the Lenke 1C curve, postoperative coronal imbalance and progression of the unfused…
Background context: Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS) is a debilitating condition associated with poor preoperative functional status. Surgical intervention has been shown to improve functional outcomes in this population though the…
Introduction: Mechanical complications, such as rod fracture (RF) and proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK), commonly occur after adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery. A rigid construct is preferred to prevent RF, whereas…
. 2023 Mar 13;7(3):293-294. doi: 10.22603/ssrr.2022-0033. eCollection 2023 May 27. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima, Japan. Item in Clipboard Masatsugu Tsukamoto et…