Spine surgery has evolved over centuries from first being practiced with Hippocratic boards and ladders to now being able to treat spinal pathologies with minimal tissue invasion. With the advent…
Objective: To propose and validate a novel and comprehensive classification of lumbosacral spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in the pediatric population according to surgical managements. Methods: Cases of pediatric lumbosacral (L5/S1 level)…
Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: As hospital compensation becomes increasingly dependent on pay-for-performance and bundled payment compensation models, hospitals seek to reduce costs and increase quality. To our knowledge,…
Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: Discectomy alone or discectomy with fusion have been 2 polarized options in the management of large lumbar disc herniations presenting with leg-dominant pain in…
Study design: Retrospective multicenter study. Objectives: To compare the selective anterior spinal fusion (ASF) versus posterior spinal fusion (PSF) on postoperative pulmonary function testing (PFT) whether thoracotomy with separation of…
Study design: Systematic review. Objectives: Cyanoacrylate glue closure has been utilized for dermal closure in surgical incisions. Its safety and efficacy in spine surgery are not established. The authors perform…
Objective: To explore the expression of lubricin in the lumbar endplate and its association with Modic changes (MCs). Methods: Human endplate specimens harvested from patients undergoing surgery for thoracolumbar spine…
Objective: To explore the surgical outcome of patients with degenerative lumbar kyphoscoliosis who underwent multilevel extended posterior column osteotomy (PCO) plus unilateral cage strutting (UCS). Methods: From Jan 2012 to…
Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy of one stage posterior debridement with iliac bone graft, titanium mesh bone graft or granular bone graft in the surgical treatment of single segment…
Objective: While the anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) procedure may be amenable to ambulatory surgery, it has been hypothesized that limitations such as the risk of postoperative ileus and vascular…