Readmission Rates, Reasons, and Risk Factors in Elderly Patients Treated With Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Pathology
Spine Readmission Rates, Reasons, and Risk Factors in Elderly Patients Treated With Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Pathology Varun Puvanesarajah, MD; Ali Nourbakhsh, MD; Hamid Hassanzadeh, MD; Adam L. Shimer, MD; Francis H. Shen, MD; Anuj Singla, MD Spine. 2016;41(24):1933-1938. Abstract Study Design. Retrospective database review. Objective. To determine readmission rates after 1 to 2 level, primary, […]
Can Low Back Pain Be Managed Without Surgery or Drugs?
Medscape Orthopedics Can Low Back Pain Be Managed Without Surgery or Drugs? Laird Harrison Treating Nonspecific Low Back Pain David Hanscom, MD, was just completing his training as a spine surgeon at Twin Cities Scoliosis Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1985, when his own horrible spine pain overtook him. «I was spiraling down,» he says. […]
Spinopelvic sagittal imbalance as a risk factor for adjacent-segment disease after single-segment posterior lumbar interbody fusion
Spinopelvic sagittal imbalance as a risk factor for adjacent-segment disease after single-segment posterior lumbar interbody fusion Tomiya Matsumoto, Shinya Okuda, Takafumi Maeno, Tomoya Yamashita, Ryoji Yamasaki, Tsuyoshi Sugiura, and Motoki Iwasaki Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, Ahead of Print : Pages 1-6 Abstract OBJECTIVE The importance of spinopelvic balance and its implications for clinical outcomes […]
Radiographic evaluation of posterior selective thoracolumbar or lumbar fusion for moderate Lenke 5C curves
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery January 2017, Volume 137, Issue 1, pp 1–8 Radiographic evaluation of posterior selective thoracolumbar or lumbar fusion for moderate Lenke 5C curves Yanbin Zhang, Guanfeng Lin, Jianguo Zhang, Jianwei Guo, Shengru Wang, Yang Yang, Jianxiong Shen, Yipeng Wang. Abstract Introduction Posterior selective thoracolumbar or lumbar (TL/L) fusion with pedicle screw constructs for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) has been studied in a few researches. However, few […]
Lumbar artery branches coursing vertically over the intervertebral discs of the lower lumbar spine: an anatomic study
Lumbar artery branches coursing vertically over the intervertebral discs of the lower lumbar spine: an anatomic study Nojiri et al. Eur Spine J (2016) 25:4195–4198 Abstract Purpose Bleeding from the lumbar artery is a potential complication during the transpsoas approach to the lower lumbar intervertebral discs. In this anatomic study, the morphological relationships between […]
Infection and low back pain: seeking evidence or fear of exploring new indications for antibiotics?
Infection and low back pain: seeking evidence or fear of exploring new indications for antibiotics? Artus M, Fairbank J, Scarborough M, Foster N Eur Spine J (2016) 25:3859–3861 Infection in the spine might be the cause of symptoms in a group of patients with severe chronic low back pain (LBP). What about the […]
A Pilot Study Investigating a Promising Approach for the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain
Spine Patient-Led Goal Setting A Pilot Study Investigating a Promising Approach for the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain Tania Gardner, BAppSc; Kathryn Refshauge, OAM, FAHMS DipPhty, GradDipManipTher, MBiomedE, PhD; James McAuley, PhD; Stephen Goodall, PhD, BSc, MSc; Markus Hübscher, PhD; Lorraine Smith, BA (Hons), PhD Spine. 2016;41(18):1405-1413. Abstract Study Design. A prospective, single-arm, […]
Lumbar Spinous Process–Splitting Laminoplasty: A Novel Technique for Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression
Lumbar Spinous Process–Splitting Laminoplasty: A Novel Technique for Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression Yaser M. K. Baghdadi, MD; Charbel D. Moussallem, MD; Mohammed A. Shuaib, MBBS; Michelle J. Clarke, MD; Mark B. Dekutoski, MD; Ahmad N. Nassr, MD Orthopedics. September/October 2016 – Volume 39 · Issue 5: e950-e956 Abstract Minimally invasive posterior spinous process–splitting laminoplasty preserving the […]
How does back muscle strength change after posterior lumbar interbody fusion?
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine Posted online on October 14, 2016. How does back muscle strength change after posterior lumbar interbody fusion? Chong-Suh Lee, MD1, Kyung-Chung Kang, MD2, Sung-Soo Chung, MD1, Won-Hah Park, MD3, Won-Ju Shin, MD2, and Yong-Gon Seo4 Departments of 1Orthopedic Surgery and 3Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; 4Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Physical […]
Impact of obesity on complications and outcomes: a comparison of fusion and nonfusion lumbar spine surgery
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine Posted online on October 14, 2016. Impact of obesity on complications and outcomes: a comparison of fusion and nonfusion lumbar spine surgery Ikemefuna Onyekwelu, MD1, Steven D. Glassman, MD1,2, Anthony L. Asher, MD3, Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD4, Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD5, and Leah Y. Carreon, MD, MSc2 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, […]
