Risk Factors for Reoperation in Patients Treated Surgically for Lumbar Stenosis
Risk Factors for Reoperation in Patients Treated Surgically for Lumbar Stenosis A Subanalysis of the 8-Year Data From the SPORT Trial Michael C. Gerling, MD; Dante Leven, DO; Peter G. Passias, MD; Virginie Lafage, MD; Kristina Bianco, MD; Alexandra Lee, BSN; Jon D. Lurie, MD, MS; Tor D. Tosteson, ScD; Wenyan Zhao, PhD; Kevin F. […]
Pilates for Low Back Pain: Complete Republication of a Cochrane Review
Pilates for Low Back Pain: Complete Republication of a Cochrane Review Yamato, Tiê P. MSc; Maher, Christopher G.; Saragiotto, Bruno T. MSc; Hancock, Mark J. PhD; Ostelo, Raymond W.J.G.; Cabral, Cristina M.N. PhD; Costa, Luciola C. Menezes PhD; Costa, Leonardo O.P. PhD Spine: June 2016 – Volume 41 – Issue 12 – p 1013–1021 […]
Patient-rated Outcomes of Lumbar Fusion in Patients With Degenerative Disease of the Lumbar Spine
Patient-rated Outcomes of Lumbar Fusion in Patients With Degenerative Disease of the Lumbar Spine Serge Marbacher, MD, PhD, MSc; Anne F. Mannion, PhD; Jan-Karl Burkhardt, MD; Ralph T. Schär, MD; François Porchet, MD; Frank Kleinstück, MD; Dezsö Jeszenszky, MD, PhD; Tamás F. Fekete, MD; Daniel Haschtmann, MD Spine. 2016;41(10):893-900. Abstract and Introduction Abstract Study Design. Single-center […]
Back pain improvement after decompression without fusion or stabilization in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and clinically significant preoperative back pain
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine Posted online on June 10, 2016. Back pain improvement after decompression without fusion or stabilization in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and clinically significant preoperative back pain Charles H. Crawford III, MD, Steven D. Glassman, MD, Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, John J. Knightly, MD, and Anthony L. Asher, MD Abstract OBJECTIVE […]
Early Experience With Endoscopic Revision of Lumbar Spinal Fusions
Early Experience With Endoscopic Revision of Lumbar Spinal Fusions Lynn B. McGrath Jr., MD; Karthik Madhavan, MD; Lee Onn Chieng, BS; Michael Y. Wang, MD; Christoph P. Hofstetter, MD, PhD Neurosurg Focus. 2016;40(2):e10 Abstract Approximately half a million spinal fusion procedures are performed annually in the US. It is estimated that up to one-third of arthrodesis […]
Determining clinical practice of expert physiotherapy for patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion: a cross-sectional survey study
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Review Article : Adjacent segment degeneration after lumbar spinal fusion compared with motion-preservation procedures: a meta-analysis
Adjacent segment degeneration after lumbar spinal fusion compared with motion-preservation procedures: a meta-analysis Aixing Pan, Yong Hai, Jincai Yang, Lijin Zhou, Xiaolong Chen & Hui Guo European Spine Journal, 2016; Vol. 25, Issue 5 Abstract Purpose This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the efficacy of motion-preservation procedures to prevent the adjacent segment degeneration (ASDeg) or adjacent segment disease (ASDis) compared with fusion […]
Adjacent segment degeneration and revision surgery after circumferential lumbar fusion: outcomes throughout 15 years of follow-up
Abstract Purpose This retrospective study analyzes long-term outcomes (15 years) of circumferential lumbar fusion (CF) for degenerative spine disease using instrumented PLIF. The occurrence of adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) and the reintervention rate was specially focused. Methods A series of 73 patients who underwent CF (1–3 levels) was reviewed. Patients were evaluated preoperatively, at 2, 5, […]
Risk factors for the need of surgical treatment of a first recurrent lumbar disc herniation
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Microendoscopic discectomy versus open discectomy for lumbar disc herniation: a meta-analysis
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