Background: The treatment of pseudarthrosis after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) can be challenging, particularly when anterior column reconstruction is required. There are limited data on TLIF cage removal through…
Study design: Large multicenter retrospective cohort study. Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of fusion timing on inpatient outcomes in a nationally representative population with…
Purpose: To report radiographic and functional outcomes, with an average follow-up of 20 years, of adolescents treated surgically for thoracic idiopathic scoliosis by hybrid construct using only pedicular screws for…
Background context: Oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) has become a widely used, efficient surgical tool for various degenerative lumbar conditions. Post-operative ileus (POI) is a relatively common complication after anterior…
Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the efficacy and safety of surgical treatment of lumbar brucella spondylitis with PEEK cages combined with one-stage posterior debridement and instrumentation.…
Case Reports doi: 10.25259/SNI_514_2020. eCollection 2020. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla. 2 Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Irvine,…
Objectives We sought to evaluate differences in perioperative baseline characteristics, operative efficiency, and 30-day safety events for patients undergoing standalone minimally invasive surgery-transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) in a hospital…
The cartilaginous endplate (CEP) is a thin layer of hyaline cartilage, and plays an important role in the diffusion of nutrients into the intervertebral discs. Its damage may seriously affect…
Vertebral series in the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) include cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and caudal. In contrast to studying skeletons from museums, in which small bones can be missed, evaluation of…
Background: Lumbosacral spondylolisthesis-induced scoliosis is a rare clinical entity. Sagittal reconstruction and the coronal curve evolution after surgery for spondylolisthesis have not been investigated in depth. Objective: To compare the…