Due to the high societal and financial burden of spinal disorders, spine surgery is thought to be one of the most impactful targets for healthcare cost reduction. One avenue for…
Little information is available on associations between different lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) surgeries and postoperative outcomes. The present study aims to comprehensively investigate whether different LIF techniques are associated with…
BACKGROUND: Selective fusion of double curves in patients with scoliosis is considered to spare fusion levels. In 2011, we studied the lumbosacral takeoff angle, defined as the angle between the…
Purpose: To observe the clinical curative effect of continuous epidural irrigation combined with posterior debridement and posterior lumbar inter-body fusion with instrumentation for the therapy of single-segment lumbar pyogenic spongdylodiscitis.…
BACKGROUND: Polycythemia Vera (PV) is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm that is associated with an increased risk for venous and arterial thromboembolism. The aim of this study is to evaluate outcomes…
OBJECTIVE: Patient-reported outcome measures following elective lumbar fusion surgery demonstrate major heterogeneity. Individualized prediction tools can provide valuable insights for shared decision-making. We externally validated the spine surgical care and…
BACKGROUND: Degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) is often treated with lumbar spinal fusion (LSF). However, there is concern that the morbidity of LSF may be prohibitively high in older adults.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate…
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: A previous study examined the short-term (2-year) outcomes of a short fusion strategy for Lenke type 5C curves. This strategy had a little less correction rate with no…
PURPOSE: Choosing an optimal distal fusion level for adult spinal deformity (ASD) is still controversial. To compare the radiographic and clinical outcomes of distal fusion to L5 versus the sacrum…
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective 1:1 propensity score-matched analysis on a national longitudinal database between 2007 and 2016.OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare complication rates, revision rates, and payment…
