Case Reports doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101559. eCollection 2021 May. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department of Urology, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA. Item in Clipboard Case Reports Nikit Patel et…
Background: To investigate the incidence of cage retropulsion (CR) following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) and the associated risk factors in older patients with lumbar disorders. Methods: Between January 2015…
Introduction: A large number of studies have shown that, for severe lumbar spinal stenosis, decompression surgery can often obtain better results than non-surgical treatment. However, whether the lumbar spine is…
Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are common in posterior lumbar intervertebral fusion (PLIF) patients undergoing general anesthesia. The previous clinical observation has shown that a traditional acupoint herbal plaster…
Objective: To provide data about surgical workflow, accuracy, complications, radiation exposure and learning curve effect in a retrospective analysis of a consecutive series of patients submitted to minimally invasive (MIS)…
Study design: Systematic review. Objectives: Synthesize previous studies evaluating clinical utility of preoperative Hb/Hct and HbA1c in patients undergoing common spinal procedures: anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), posterior cervical…
Study design: Retrospective cohort. Objective: Reoperation to lumbar spinal fusion creates significant burden on patient quality of life and healthcare costs. We assessed rates, etiologies, and risk factors for reoperation…
Objective: This study was performed to investigate the baseline serum titanium levels in patients with short-segment titanium alloy posterior instrumentation and to assess patient-, implant-, and surgery-related factors that might…
Study design: A retrospective study. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of Global Alignment and Proportion (GAP) score to predict the occurrence of adjacent segment…
Study design: A retrospective study. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) after lumbosacral long fusion according to preoperative Roussouly and lumbar degenerative kyphosis…