Background: Four guidelines have been suggested for optimal correction in adult spinal deformity surgery: Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-Schwab classification, age-adjusted sagittal alignment goals, Global Alignment and Proportion (GAP) score, and…
Purpose: The optimal surgical management of low- and high-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis (LGS and HGS -IS) is debated as well as whether reduction is needed especially for high-grade spondylolisthesis. Both anterior…
Purpose: Robotic-assisted spine surgery is an emerging field that is growing in utilization. Intraoperative robotic surgical units cost upwards of $600,000 for medical facilities to purchase. Despite significant cost barriers,…
Purpose: Although the functional outcome (e.g. the return to daily activities) plays an important role in the evaluation of treatment success for the paediatric patient, clinicians currently cannot make accurate…
In this study, the effect of patient- and procedure-related parameters on organs' dose (OD), peak skin dose (PSD) and effective dose (ED) during lumbar discectomy and fusion (LDF) was assessed.…
Background: As an important part of spinal fusion procedure, the selection of fusion cage size is closely related to the curative effect of the surgery. It mainly depends on the…
Background: Posterior long spinal fusion was the common procedure for adult spinal deformity (ASD). Although the application of sacropelvic fixation (SPF), the incidence of pseudoarthrosis and implant failure is still…
Study design: A retrospective radiographic and biomechanical analysis of 108 thoracolumbar fusion patients from two clinical centers. Objective: This study aimed to determine the validity of a computational framework for…
Background: There is limited evidence to guide the rehabilitation of patients following single or double-level lumbar fusion surgery (LFS). This is reflected in extensive variability in current rehabilitation regimes and…
Purpose: To explore the value of vertebral bone quality (VBQ) scores in diagnosing osteoporosis in patients with lumbar degeneration. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted of 235 patients treated with…