Background: The principal advantage of intraoperative spinal navigation is the ease of screw placement. However, visualization and the integration of navigation can be explored with the use of navigation-guided full-endoscopic…
Background: Interlaminar stabilization and interspinous stabilization are two newer minimally invasive methods for lumbar spine stabilization, used frequently in conjunction with lumbar decompression to treat lumbar stenosis. The two methods…
This study investigated risk factors for 30-day readmission of discharged patients who had undergone lumbar spinal surgery. This retrospective, case-control study reviewed 3,933 patients discharged after elective spinal surgery for…
Treatment of osteoporosis with medications like teriparatide, a parathyroid hormone, is known to improve bone density and reduce the risk of osteoporotic vertebral fractures. Anecdotal and limited surgical series have…
Study design: A network meta-analysis. Objectives: Lumbar degenerative disc disease (LDDD) is an important issue in aging population, for which lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) is a feasible management in cases…
Fig 14 The steps of the periumbilical incision for anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF). The thick… Fig The steps of the periumbilical incision for anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF). The…
Introduction: In the current study, we sought to compare baseline demographic, clinical, and operative characteristics, as well as baseline and follow-up patient reported outcomes (PROs) of patients with any depressive…
Study design: Retrospective study. Purpose: To determine the risk factors for S2 alar iliac (S2AI) screw loosening and its association with lumbosacral fusion in patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD).…
Study design: A retrospective cohort study. Objective: Although it is controversial whether to choose only discectomy or fusion surgery in patients with disc herniation and spondylolysis, we expected that aggravation…
Study design: Narrative review. Objective: To provide an overview on the diagnosis and surgical management of rheumatoid involvement of the lumbar spine. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease…