Background: Lumbar spinal fusion (LSF) is used to treat lumbar degenerative disorders. Methods to improve the functional recovery of patients undergoing LSF is one of the main goals in daily…
Background: Recent studies support the need for sagittal alignment restoration when performing lumbar degenerative spinal fusions. The development of patient-specific spine rods (PSSRs) may help maintain or improve sagittal alignment…
Background: The transition of minimally invasive (MIS) spine surgery from the inpatient to outpatient setting has been aided by advances in multimodal analgesic (MMA) protocols. This clinical case series of…
Background: Surgical intervention for pyogenic spondylitis is indicated when conservative treatment fails and biomechanical instability persists. Whether to insert pedicle screws into all vertebrae, including the most erosive vertebrae, or…
Background: Facet osteosynthesis can be performed to treat facet syndrome (FS) and reduce spinal instability following laminectomy in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). The present study evaluated clinical and…
Objectives: Video-assisted telescope operating monitor (VITOM) or exoscope is currently applied in different surgical specialties with clear visualization advantages in terms of magnification, illumination, and wide field of view. The…
Minimally invasive procedures reduce the trauma of spine surgery. However, they are associated with high complexity of manipulations, long learning curve, need for expensive equipment for intraoperative navigation and significant…
Aim: Interbody cages are commonly used to augment interbody fusion. Commonly used materials include titanium (Ti) and polyetheretherketone (PEEK), with their inherent differences. The aim of this study is to…
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) . 2021 Feb 8;opab001. doi: 10.1093/ons/opab001. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Item in Clipboard Travis…
Objective: Anterior retroperitoneal spine exposure has become increasingly performed for the surgical treatment of various spinal disorders. Despite its advantages, the procedure is not riskless and can expose to potentially…