Objective: To explore diagnosis and surgical treatment of symptomatic lumbar spinal epidural lipoplasia. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 19 patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal epidural hyperplasia treated with hemilaminectomy and…
Since the concept of "safe area" put forward by Lewinnek, it has been widely recognized. While in recent years, many scholars have found that even if the acetabular prosthesis was…
There has been no ideal surgical approach for lumbar brucella spondylitis (LBS). This study aims to compare clinical efficacy and safety of posterior versus anterior approaches for the treatment of…
Background context: Synthetic bone graft substitutes are commonly used in spinal fusion surgery. Preclinical data in a model of spinal fusion to support their efficacy is an important component in…
Background context: Despite established guidelines, long-term management of surgically-treated low back pain (LBP) and lower extremity pain (LEP) remains heterogeneous. Understanding care heterogeneity could inform future approaches for standardization of…
Background: Minimally invasive surgical techniques have resulted in improved patient outcomes. One drawback is the increased reliance on fluoroscopy and subsequent exposure to ionizing radiation. We have previously shown the…
Objective: To investigate the risk factors for increased surgical drain output after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF). Methods: Patients who underwent TLIF in a single center from June 2017 to…
Background: The oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) procedure is an important component of the surgeon's armamentarium for the treatment of degenerative spinal conditions. OLIF with posterior spinal fixation (PSF) is…
doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2021.05.007. eCollection May-Jun 2021. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar, Colmar, France. 2 Clinique Du Diaconat-Roosevelt, Mulhouse, France. 3 Polyclinique de Navarre, Pau, France. 4 Centre Hospitalier…
Objective: Conventionally spinal surgeries are done under general anaesthesia (GA). Plenty of literature is available on lumbar spine non-instrumented surgeries under spinal anaesthesia (SA) but handful of literature is there…