Objective: To determine the effect of operative duration on the rate of post-operative symptomatic venous thromboembolic (VTE) events in patients undergoing thoracolumbar spine fusion. Methods: We identified all thoracolumbar spine…
Background: A downward penetrating endplate screw (PES) technique combined with caudal anchor screws inserted in the upward direction under O-arm navigation (i.e., crossing screw technique) avoided screw backout and proximal…
Review doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.983931. eCollection 2022. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Complex Structure Surgical Sciences and Technologies, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy. 2 Spine Surgery, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.…
Background: Noninvasive assessment of osseous fusion after spinal fusion surgery is essential for timely diagnosis of patients with symptomatic pseudarthrosis and for evaluation of the performance of spinal fusion procedures.…
At the beginning of clinical application, unilateral biportal endoscopy (UBE) was mainly applied to lumbar degenerative diseases, and lumbar disc herniation or lumbar spinal stenosis accounted for the majority. With…
Objective: To investigate the incidence, characteristics and risk factors of spinal epidural hematoma after unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) lumbar spine surgery. Methods: The clinical data of 105 patients who underwent…
Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy of unilateral biportal endoscopy unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression (UBE-ULBD) to posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) in the treatment of severe lumbar spinal stenosis…
Objectives: To evaluate the preliminary clinical outcomes of biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion (BE-LIF), decompression and pedicle screw insertion assisted with endoscopic technique for lumbar spinal stenosis combined with spondylolisthesis…
Objective: This study assessed the quality of educational content for lateral spine fusion procedures on YouTube™. Methods: YouTube™ was searched using the following keywords and phrases: "Lateral lumbar interbody fusion,"…
Background/aim: Regarding the surgical treatment of incomplete burst fractures of the spine, no optimal standard procedure has been established. While previous studies have focused on radiological and surgical outcome parameters,…