Study design: Retrospective observational cohort. Objectives: We sought to evaluate the impact of ESR on in-hospital and 90-day postoperative opioid consumption, length of stay, urinary catheter removal and postoperative ambulation…
Study design: Retrospective study. Objective: To investigate the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of pedicle screw loosening in degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) undergoing long-segment spinal fusion surgery. Methods: One hundred…
Background: The penetrating Endplate Screw (PES) technique improved the fixation strength of the pedicle screw by penetrating the endplate in posterior fusion. The "Double" PES, of which trajectory penetrates both…
Objective: The rate of symptomatic adjacent-segment disease (ASD) after newer minimally invasive techniques, such as lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF), is not known. This study aimed to assess the incidence…
Introduction: A comparative clinical study has been conducted on patients involved using lateral intersomatic arthrodesis for the treatment of adjacent segment disease using titanium and PEEK intersomatic devices. Material and…
Review . Nov-Dec 2020;34(6):433-440. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Coordinación de Investigación. Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación «Dr. Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra». Av. México-Xochimilco 289, C.P. 14389. Ciudad de México. México. 2…
Study design: Systematic review. Objective: Indirect decompression via lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) can ameliorate central and foraminal lumbar stenosis. In severe central stenosis, additional posterior direct decompression is utilized.…
Study design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Objectives: Malposition of pedicle screws during instrumentation in the lumbar spine is associated with complications secondary to spinal cord or nerve root injury. Intraoperative…
Background: Previous research has shown that diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with postoperative complications, including surgical site infections (SSIs). However, evidence for the association between diabetes control and postoperative complications…
Study design: This was a retrospective study. Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel checklist that was designed specifically for the "spine-surgerysubspecialty" to reduce the incidence…