Introduction: The advantages of using negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d) of a topical solution that dwells on the wound have been shown to include removal…
Background: Opioid requirements in the perioperative period in patients undergoing lumbar spine fusion surgery remain problematic. Although minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques have been developed, there still remain substantial challenges…
doi: 10.1007/s10143-021-01479-4. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Spine Center, Matsudo City General Hospital, 993-1 Sendabori, Matsudo, 270-2296, Japan. tommiya3@yahoo.co.jp. 2 Spine Center, Matsudo Orthopaedic Hospital, 1-161 Asahi-cho,…
Background: Some patients with lumbar spine stenosis (LSS) have severe low back pain (LBP) with only mild leg symptoms. The effects of decompression surgery for such patients remain unknown. Methods:…
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Background context: Best practices in opioid prescribing after elective surgery have been developed for most surgical subspecialties, including spine. However, some percentage of patients will become chronic users. Purpose: This…
Background: Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) represents a commonly performed spinal procedure that poses a significant financial burden on patients, hospitals and insurers. Reducing these costs, while maintaining efficacy, may…
Background: Trans-sacral epiduroscopic laser decompression (SELD) using slender epiduroscope and a holmium YAG laser is one of the minimally invasive surgical options for lumbar disc herniation. However, the learning curve…
Introduction: Postsurgical rehabilitation is critical for optimal recovery in people undergoing orthopaedic surgery. Currently, knee and lumbar spine postsurgical care is not standardised, economically sustainable, nor based on quality evidence,…
Background context: Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a risk factor for further surgery after posterior decompression without fusion for patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSS). However, a strategy…