This retrospective study aimed to evaluate midterm outcomes of surgical management of multi-segment thoracic spinal tuberculosis by single-stage posterior transforaminal debridement and interbody fusion with instrumentation. From January 2007 to…
Objective: To investigate the relationships between the bony structures, nerve, and indentations of ligamentum flavum of the upper lumbar spine by using CT three-dimensional reconstruction technique, in order to guide…
Objective: To review the research progress of upper instrumented vertebra (UIV) selection strategy for long-segment fixation (LSF) in adult degenerative scoliosis (ADS). Methods: The relevant domestic and foreign literature in…
The objective was to evaluate medical comorbidities and surgical variables as independent risk factors for increased health care costs in Medicare patients undergoing lumbar fusion. Care episodes limited to lumbar…
We evaluated the feasibility of using the Hounsfield unit (HU) value of the vertebral body to predict screw loosening in the thoracic spine. Consecutive patients who underwent thoracic spinal fusion…
. 2022 Oct 28;101(43):e31287. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000031287. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea. 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of…
Objective: To investigate the short-term effectiveness of unilateral biportal endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (UBE-TLIF) in the treatment of Meyerding degree Ⅰ or Ⅱ single-segment lumbar spondylolisthesis. Methods: The clinical…
Objective: To summarize the characteristics of the learning curve and the occurrence of postoperative adverse events during the development of unilateral biportal endoscopy (UBE) technique by comparing the clinical data…
Objective: To analyze the learning curve of unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion (UBE-LIF). Methods: Fifty-five patients with single-segment lumbar degenerative disease treated with UBE-LIF between December 2020 and February…
Objective: To review the application and research progress of unilateral biportal endoscopy (UBE) technique in the treatment of lumbar related diseases. Methods: The domestic and foreign literature on the application…