BACKGROUND: Cavovarus foot is a common form of foot deformity in children, which is clinically characterized by an abnormal increase of the longitudinal arch of the foot, and it can…
Study Design: Observational study.Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the surgeon's neck postures while performing lumbar spinal surgeries.Overview of Literature: Lumbar spinal surgeries are on rising trend,…
OBJECTIVE: Scheuermann kyphosis (SK) is an idiopathic kyphosis characterized by anterior wedging of ≥ 5° at 3 contiguous vertebrae managed with either nonoperative or operative treatment. Nonoperative treatment typically employs…
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Minimally invasive lateral lumbar intervertebral fusion (LLIF) procedure has been reported as a feasible alternative to the traditional anterior approach for patients with lumbar tuberculosis. However, there is…
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Radiologic evidence of successful lumbar fusion has traditionally been based on bridging bone spanning the intertransverse processes (posterolateral fusion or PLF) or disc space (interbody fusion, or IBF).…
Objective: The purpose of this study was to report the results of pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) for fixed sagittal imbalance with a minimum 2-year follow-up. Besides, authors evaluated the effect…
The concept of the "safe area" of the acetabular prosthesis has a long history and has been recognized by many scholars. It is generally believed that postoperative hip dislocation rate…
OBJECTIVE: To compare the superior-level facet joint violations (FJV) between robot-assisted (RA) percutaneous pedicle screw placement and conventional open fluoroscopic-guided (FG) pedicle screw placement in a prospective cohort study.METHODS: This…
Context: Delayed, postoperative, spine infections are rare, most commonly occurring secondary to fastidious, less virulent pathogens. The etiology may involve a distant infectious focus, not related to the index operation.…
PURPOSE: To compare the long-term clinical results and complications of two revision strategies for patients with failed total disc replacements (TDRs).METHODS: In 19 patients, the TDR was removed and the…
