BACKGROUND: There is no available literature for comparison on muscle atrophy between the "stand-alone" oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) and regular OLIF (i.e., combined with percutaneous pedicle screws fixation (PPSF)…
STUDY DESIGN: This is a retrospective, single-institution, cohort study.OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association of Mersilene tape use and risk of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK), after surgical correction of adult spinal…
This study aims to investigate lumbar spine (LS) volumetric bone density (vBMD) as a risk factor for complications (pseudoarthrosis, instrumentation failure, adjacent fractures), re-operation, and time to complication after fusion.INTRODUCTION:…
Background: Lumbar disc herniation into the dural space is a very rare phenomenon of degenerative lumbar lesions in the elderly population, and its potential pathogenesis and natural course remain unclear.Case…
STUDY DESIGN: Case report.OBJECTIVE: We present a case of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) presenting as neuropathic pain in the setting of lumbar scoliosis and spinal stenosis. Most peripheral…
PURPOSE: Analyze the biomechanical effect of postero-lateral instrumentation with and without posterior bone graft as well as effect of consolidation of the graft. Study objectives are (1) whether bone graft…
BACKGROUND: Andersson lesions (ALs), also known as spondylodiscities, destructive vertebral lesions and spinal pseudarthrosis, usually occur in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Inflammatory and traumatic causes have been proposed to…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether sacroiliac join (SIJ) pain can be secondary to walking with a flexed posture due to stenosis with neurogenic claudication, and resolves spontaneously after lumbar decompression.METHODS: A…
The aim of this study was to distinguish the characteristics of intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) originating from mechanics imbalance, biology disruption, and their communion, and to develop a composite IVDD…
OBJECTIVE: A posterior dynamic deformity correction (PDDC) system was used to correct adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) without fusion. The preliminary outcomes of bridging only 3-4 discs in patients with variable…
