Study design: A retrospective comparative study. Objective: To examine the changes in cervical sagittal alignment (CSA) following surgical correction in a patient with Lenke type 5 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)…

Study design: A prospective randomized double-blinded study. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of two different ventilator modes (inspiratory to expiratory ratio (I:E ratio) of…

Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To investigate whether a preoperative difference in lumbar lordosis (D-LL) between the standing and supine positions is associated with clinical outcomes after transforaminal lumbar…

Study design: Retrospective review at a single institution of all adult patients who underwent elective lumbar fusion surgery for degenerative spinal disease from 2013-2018. Reoperation rates and change in clinical…

Background: Sarcopenia has been found to affect the postoperative outcomes of lumbar surgery. The effect of sarcopenia on the clinical outcomes in patients who underwent stand-alone lateral lumbar interbody fusion…

Background context: The number of performed instrumented lumbar spine surgeries and associated healthcare-related costs have increased over the last decades, and will increase further in the future. With the consistent…

Purpose: To describe a modified minimally invasive spine (MIS) procedure to treat lumbar developmental spinal stenosis (DSS) to achieve complete decompression and fusion. The method preserves the muscles, ligaments, and…

Objective: Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is a key element resulting in low back pain, but the mechanisms underlying IDD remain largely unknown. The purpose of the study was to investigate…

Study design: A cross-sectional study. Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of poor bone quality in patients requiring spine surgery through comprehensive evaluation with bone mass density (BMD), trabecular bone score…