Background: Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF) is a surgical technique frequently used to treat symptomatic lumbar spondylolisthesis. We aim to investigate the safety and efficacy of using…
Background: Expandable devices for transforaminal or posterior lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF and PLIF, respectively) may enable greater restoration of disc height, foraminal height, and stability within the interbody space than…
Background: To demonstrate the feasibility of an endoscopically assisted minimally invasive surgery transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) and to study clinical outcomes with the use of a static oblique bullet-shaped…
Background: Posterior and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF and TLIF) have gained significant popularity for management of lumbar degenerative spine over the last 3 decades. Expandable interbody spacers are a…
Study design: This was a retrospective cohort study. Objective: Identify the independent risk factors for 30- and 90-day readmission because of surgical site infection (SSI) in patients undergoing elective posterior…
Study objective: Spinal fusion surgery is associated with severe postoperative pain. We examined whether bilateral ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block could alleviate postoperative pain in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion.…
Objective: To explore clinical effects of manipulation therapy in treating degenerative lumbar instability based on myofascial chain theory. Methods: Fifty-seven patients with degenerative lumbar spine instability were analyzed retrospectively from…
. 2020 Oct;14(5):694-701. doi: 10.31616/asj.2020.0384. Epub 2020 Oct 14. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Spine Center and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of…
Lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) is an effective and popular surgical procedure for the management of various spinal pathologies, especially degenerative diseases. Currently, LIF can be performed with posterior, transforaminal, anterior,…
Study design: A retrospective analysis of data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Readmissions Database (HCUP-NRD). Purpose: To identify the perioperative characteristics associated with 30-day and 90-day readmission…