Introduction: Complex spine surgeries are associated with notable blood loss requiring numerous strategies to preserve blood volume. Tranexamic acid (TXA) is efficacious in reducing blood loss when used topically during…
Study design: Prospective multicenter clinical study. Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of bioactive surface treatment for porous titanium spacers without bone graft for lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) through clinical…
Purpose: The CaO-SiO2-P2O5-B2O3 glass-ceramic (BGS-7) spacer is a recently developed spacer that shows chemical bonding to bone with high mechanical stability. Further, this spacer achieves similar results to those of…
Background: Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) has become a classic treatment modality for lumbar degenerative diseases, with cage subsidence as a potentially fatal complication due to low bone mineral density…
Case Reports . 2022 Dec 1;18(2):635-638. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.11.004. eCollection 2023 Feb. Affiliations Expand Affiliation 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan. Item in Clipboard Case…
doi: 10.1093/pm/pnac188. Online ahead of print. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Pain Therapy Unit, San Giovanni-Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy. 2 Regional Service of Neurosurgery, "Virgen de la Arrixaca" University Hospital, Murcia,…
. 2022 Nov 1;14(11):e30960. doi: 10.7759/cureus.30960. eCollection 2022 Nov. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, LBN. 2 Orthopaedic Surgery, Institut de la Colonne Vertébrale…
Objective: Various complications have been reported in the treatment of pediatric spinal deformities. Among these, instrument-related complications could be critical concerns and risks of reoperation. This study aimed to identify…
Objective: Previous reports of rod fracture (RF) in adult spinal deformity are limited by heterogeneous cohorts, low follow-up rates, and relatively short follow-up durations. Since the majority of RFs present…
Introduction and importance: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that appears in various organs. Neurosyphilis in the spine is infrequent, and report of failed spinal arthrodesis surgery is rare. We…