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Dysphagia and Satisfaction Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery

Apr 12, 2022

Researchers used prospective observation in the study. They sought to determine how dysphagia affected patient satisfaction after an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. A prospective study of all...

Comparing Titanium-coated Polyetheretherketone Cage with a Polyetheretherketone Cage of the Same Shape

Apr 12, 2022

Researchers conducted a retrospective study of data obtained prospectively. For a study, they sought to determine if posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) with cortical bone trajectory screw fixati...

Complications and readmissions are reduced when a standardized perioperative care approach is used for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Apr 12, 2022

From 2014 to 2019, a retrospective review of patients aged 10 to 18 who had posterior fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) at a single institution was conducted. For a study, the researche...

The Effect of Vascular Anatomy on Radiologic Outcomes in L5–S1 Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion

Apr 12, 2022

Researchers conducted a retrospective study. For an investigation, they sought to determine if the left common iliac vein (LCIV) anatomy influences the radiologic results after oblique lateral interbo...

Medicare Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Undergoing Thoracolumbar Deformity Surgery

Apr 12, 2022

Researchers conducted a retrospective study. They sought to determine how diabetes affected postoperative results in Medicare patients who had adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery for a study. From 20...

Dysphagia, Parkinson's Disease, and Cervical Spine Surgery

Apr 12, 2022

Researchers investigated a national database. For a study, the researchers sought to determine how common dysphagia was among Parkinson's disease (PD) patients who had cervical spine surgery for cervi...

Nondiabetic Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Single-level Transforaminal Lumbar Fusion Have Lower Satisfaction When They Smoke

Apr 12, 2022

Researchers evaluated registry data that had been obtained prospectively. For a study, they sought to determine how smoking affected functional results, satisfaction, and radiologic fusion in nondiabe...

C2 Surgical Pearls and a Review with Long Segment Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

Apr 12, 2022

Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of 13 individuals with cervical myelopathy who had 5-level anterior spinal surgery. While there was limited research on treating high cervical disease th...

Surgical Spondylolisthesis Reduction During Lumbar Spine Fusion Correction Associated With Complications?

Apr 12, 2022

Researchers conducted a cohort study that looked back. For an investigation, they sought to determine the complication rates after surgical treatment for symptomatic degenerative and isthmic spondylol...

Effect of Discharge to Rehabilitation on Postdischarge Morbidity

Apr 12, 2022

Researchers conducted a cohort study that looked back. For a study, they sought to assess 30-day post-discharge morbidity for 3-or-more level (multilevel) posterior lumbar fusion patients discharged t...

Comparison of MIS-TLIF and ALLIF for Treatment of Low-grade Lumbar Spondylolisthesis

Apr 12, 2022

Researchers conducted a cohort study that looked back. For a study, they sought to compare the clinical results, radiological data, and perioperative complications of anterolateral lumbar interbody fu...

Racial Differences in Iliac Crest Cancellous Bone Composition

Apr 12, 2022

Researchers conducted a cohort study that looked back. For an investigation, they sought to determine if race, namely American white and American black, has anything to do with the cancellous to total...

Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy (PSO) in Adult Spinal Deformity

Apr 12, 2022

Researchers conducted retrospective radiologic and clinical comparative research at Level III. For a study, they sought to examine the outcomes of pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) in adults with fi...

Factors Affecting Operation Duration in PSF Using Dual Attending Surgeon Strategy Among Lenke 1 and 2 AIS Patients

Apr 11, 2022

Researchers conducted a study that looked backward. For a study, they sought to determine the parameters that affect operation length in Lenke 1 and 2 AIS patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion (...

Timing of Total Hip Arthroplasty Affects Lumbar Spinal Fusion (LSF) Outcomes

Apr 11, 2022

From 2010 to 2018, the PearlDiver Humana research database contained a retrospective cohort analysis of consecutive individuals receiving lumbar spinal fusion (LSF). For a study, investigators sought ...

ACDF Vs CDR in Significant Cervical Spondylosis Patients

Apr 11, 2022

Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort analysis. For a study, they sought to compare the clinical outcomes of cervical disc replacement (CDR) vs anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in patien...

Propensity Scored Analysis of Outpatient ALIF

Apr 11, 2022

A retrospective cohort analysis was conducted. For a study, the researchers sought to find any differences in postoperative outcomes and costs between outpatient and inpatient anterior lumbar interbod...

Use of rhBMP-2 With Iliac Crest Bone Graft Instead of Iliac Crest Bone Graft Alone in Lumbar Spondylolysis

Apr 11, 2022

For a retrospective study, the researchers sought to determine how recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) worked in the pars healing of lumbar spondylolysis from a clinical and radio...

Ambulatory Single-level PCF for Cervical Radiculopathy

Apr 11, 2022

Researchers conducted Cohort comparison research in retrospect. For a study, they sought to assess ambulatory and inpatient posterior cervical foraminotomy (PCF) perioperative complications and 30-day...

Laryngoscopic Screening Before Revision ACSS

Apr 11, 2022

Researchers examined the past. For a study, they sought to determine the exact incidence of vocal cord palsy (VCP) induced by earlier anterior cervical spine surgery (ACSS) to help surgeons choose the...

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