Background: This study was to evaluate and compare the biomechanical features of multilevel lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) with or without supplemental instrumentations. Methods: Six human lumbar specimens were tested…
Objective: The Council of State Neurosurgical Societies (CSNS) surveyed neurosurgeons applying for oral board certification in 2008 to assess their preparedness to practice. This survey was repeated in 2013 for…
Objective: Existing literature demonstrates significant differences in morbidity and mortality measures between males and females undergoing various spinal surgeries, however, studies of lumbar fusion surgery are limited. To investigate the…
Background context: It has been reported in previous studies that a decreased bone mineral density (BMD) as measured by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is associated with subsidence. However, there is…
Purpose: Ultrasound (US) is increasingly used for transforaminal approaches. We evaluated whether fusing computed tomography (CT) images with dynamic US could be based on bony and surface landmarks in two…
Case Reports . 2020 Dec 21;15(4):1085-1090. doi: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_366_20. eCollection Oct-Dec 2020. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Prasat Neurological Institute, Bangkok, Thailand. 2 Department of Neuroradiology, Prasat Neurological Institute,…
Introduction: Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a non-inflammatory disease, which causes the ossification of spinal longitudinal ligaments and enthesis leads to stiffness in the affected segment of the spine…
Background: Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) represents the rare and complex deformity characterized by congenital defects in the formation or segmentation of the cervical vertebrae. There is a wide gap in understanding…
Study design: Retrospective study. Objective: To investigate the long-term fate of asymptomatic PJK focusing on the elderly patients with sagittal imbalance by comparing the patients with and without PJK. Summary…
Objective: To explore associations of preoperative physical performance with short and long-term postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion (LSF). Design: Retrospective cohort. Setting: University hospital. Population: Seventy-seven patients…