Background: YouTube is a readily accessible, non-peer-reviewed video-based platform serving as a major source of online medical information presently. The aim of the current article is to analyze the comprehensiveness…
Background: The incidence of 3- and 4-level lumbar arthrodesis is rising due to an aging population, and fusion rates affect clinical success in this population. Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) stimulation…
Background: Currently, no studies have assessed what effect the presence of both anxiety and depression may have on patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs) compared to patients with a single or no…
Background: The pedicle screw is the most common device used to achieve fixation in fusion of spondylolistheses. Safe and accurate placement with this technique relies on a thorough understanding of…
Background: Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) rods were clinically introduced in the mid-2000s as an alternative to titanium (Ti) rods for posterior instrumented lumbar spine fusion, theorized to reduce the risk of adjacent…
Background: Recent literature confirms the importance of understanding the variability in pedicle morphology among races. These studies suggest that more detailed and reliable measurements of pedicles should be undertaken. However,…
Background: Integrated lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) devices have been shown to successfully stabilize the spine and avoid complications related to posterior fixation. However, LLIF has increased subsidence risk in…
Objective: To determine the safety and efficacy of the proposed venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis regime in patients undergoing anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) surgery. Background: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and…
Background: Abnormal anatomy is a contributory factor to wrong-level surgery. Variations in the number of vertebrae in populations from different races and geographical regions have been described. A ∼10% prevalence…
doi: 10.1186/s12893-021-01157-8. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopaedics, Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Peking UnionDongcheng District Shuaifuyuan No. 1, Beijing, 100730,…