Proximal junctional failure (PJF) is the greatest challenge after posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of percutaneous cement injection (PCI) for…
Background and objective: Existing orthopaedic robotic systems are almost restricted to provide guidance for trajectory direction. In the present study, a novel spinal robotic system with automatic drilling power was…
Achondroplasia has an effect on intracartilaginous ossification during the development of the spine resulting in a narrow spinal canal. This abnormal anatomy could make an achondroplastic patient tend to have…
For those patients who suffer from low back pain generated by the sacroiliac (SI) joint, fusion of the SI joint has proven to be an effective means of stabilizing it…
CASE: We report a rare cervical hyperlordotic deformity in a 19-year-old woman with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy and concomitant scoliosis. After standard posterolateral instrumentation and fusion of C2-T1 and extensive soft-tissue…
Background: Extreme lateral interbody fusions (XLIF) and Minimally Invasive (MIS) XLIF pose significant risks of neural injury to the; lumbar plexus, ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric, genitofemoral, lateral femoral cutaneous, and subcostal nerves.…
Background: Extreme lateral interbody fusions (XLIF) and Minimally Invasive (MIS) XLIF were developed to limit the vascular injuries associated with anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), and minimize the muscular/ soft…
OBJECTIVE: To explore mid-term clinical efficacy and effect on adjacent segment degeneration of Wallis and Coflex interspinous implants for lumbar degenerative diseases.METHODS: From January 2011 to January 2013, 55 patients…
OBJECTIVE: To introduce oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion combined with anterolateral screw fixation (OLIF-AF) for lumbar degenerative disc disease (LDDD) and to examine the clinical efficacy and radiographic outcomes.METHODS: A…
