Background: Posterior hemivertebra resection and short-segment fusion with pedicle screws are an established treatment in congenital scoliosis, which require pediatric-specific instrumentation. The purpose of this study was to report the…
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and prognosis of postoperative coronal imbalance (CIB) and factors related to its onset and spontaneous improvement in patients with Lenke 5C adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)…
Introduction and objective: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) has characteristics of spinal bone bridge and fusion. Although BMD reduction in AS may be presumed to be due to spinal inflammation, this study…
Objective: The ideal surgical management of grade I lumbar spondylolisthesis has not been determined despite extensive prior investigations. In this cohort study, the authors used data from the large, multicenter,…
. 2021 Apr 14;14(4):e241493. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-241493. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kudanzaka Hospital, Tokyo, Japan [email protected]. 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo,…
Background context: Sagittal spinopelvic alignment has been associated with patient-reported outcome measures and mechanical complication rates. Recently, it was claimed that linear numerical values of pelvic tilt and lumbar lordosis…
Introduction: The accuracy of pedicle screws placement has been the subject of many studies and varied rates of screw malposition have been reported. This study evaluates the placement of pedicle…
Background: Recurrent lumbar disc herniation (RLDH) is one of the major causes for failure of primary surgery. The optimal surgical treatment of RLDH remains controversial. Aim: Retrospectively, we evaluate 135…
Introduction: Laminoplasty is a method used in spinal intradural tumor surgery to reduce the possibility of iatrogenic deformity. In classic laminoplasty, the interspinous, supraspinous, and ligamentum flavum integrity may be…
We investigated geographic variation in percentage of private insurance payments to United States physicians for commonly performed orthopaedic procedures. We queried a private administrative claims database for patients who underwent…