Objective: Lumbar spinal degenerative disease (LSDD), unresponsive to conservative therapy, is commonly treated by surgical decompression and interbody fusion. Since facet joint incompetence has been suggested as responsible for the…
Context: Despite the growing evidence demonstrating its effectiveness, lumbar disc arthroplasty (LDA) rates have not increased significantly in recent years. A likely contributing factor is uncertainties related to reimbursement and…
Background: To evaluate the accuracy of percutaneous pedicle screw (PPS) insertion in degenerative lumbar disease treated with minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF) and to analyze risk factors and…
doi: 10.3390/jcm12030989. Zefeng Song 1 , Xingda Chen 1 , Zelin Zhou 1 , Wanyan Chen 1 , Guangye Zhu 1 , Rueishiuan Jiang 1 , Peng Zhang 1 , Shaohao Lin 1 , Xiaowen Wang 1 , Xiang…
Introduction: Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DS) patients are treated with instrumented fusion, following EBM guidelines, and typically have excellent clinical outcomes. However, not all lumbar fusion procedures adhere to EBM guidelines,…
Purpose: To investigate the influence of vertebral endplate defects and subchondral bone marrow changes on the development of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration (DD). Methods: Patients > 18 y/o without any…
Purpose: To investigate the effect of interlaminar Coflex stabilization (ICS) at various segments in the topping-off procedure on local and global spinal sagittal alignment. Methods: Eighty-nine consecutive patients with degenerative…
Nowadays, vertebral stenosis is the most common indication for surgical treatment in patients over 65 years old in spine surgery. According to the literature, there are conflicting data on the…
Study design: A multicenter retrospective study. Objective: This study aimed to elucidate the incidence and risk factors of lateral cage migration (LCM) after lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) combined with…
Study design: Prospective cohort. Objective: To determine if distal spinal fusion level is associated with postoperative sport participation following posterior spinal fusion (PSF) for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Summary of…