Background: Degenerative spine disease is a common cause of low back pain in people age 65 years or older. Nonsurgical treatment is tried first, but if it is unsuccessful, surgery…
Background: As healthcare costs rise, attempts are being made to perform an increasing proportion of spine surgery in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). ASCs are more efficient, both economically and functionally.…
Background: The study design was a retrospective cohort study. The objective was to identify preoperative (preop) radiographic features that are associated with increased lordosis correction after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion…
Background: There is evidence that the extent of vertebral bone marrow adiposity increases caudally along the vertebral column in children and adolescents. However, no studies have examined the lipid composition…
Objective: To compare an effectiveness of different methods of rigid transpedicular fixation and decompression in patients with degenerative lumbar stenosis. Material and methods: A prospective study included 160 patients with…
Purpose: This study aimed to compare clinical results and fusion rates of uncoated polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cages with titanium-coated PEEK cages in posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) surgery. Methods: A prospective…
Background context: The oblique prepsoas retroperitoneal approach to the lumbar spine for interbody fusion or OLIF provides safe access to nearly all lumbar levels. A wide interval between the psoas…
Background: Stroke is a potentially life-threatening condition that can lead to disability and prolonged hospital stay. Perioperative stroke is a rare complication of spine surgery, especially in elective procedures. The…
Objectives: To train and validate an algorithm mimicking experienced surgeons' decision making regarding upper instrumented vertebra (UIV) selection in the surgical correction of thoracolumbar adult spinal deformity (ASD). Methods: A…
doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1715481. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Neuropediatrics, University Children's Hospital of Saarland, Homburg, Germany. 2 Department of Child Neurology, University Hospital Giessen, Giessen, Germany.…