The surgical procedures of posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) or transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) were used at the lower lumbar spine on the concavity if it was deemed necessary to augment fusion as an anterior column support, or if foraminal compression was present, whereby ...
LUMBAR LAMINECTOMY / DISKECTOMY / FUSION POST-SURGICAL REHABILITATION PROTOCOLPOST-OP DAYS
We measured these markers pre-operatively and at one, four, seven and 14 days postoperatively in 143 patients who had undergone an instrumented posterior lumbar interbody fusion. The CRP proved to be the only sensitive marker and had returned to its normal level in 48% of patients after 14 ...
This study summarizes the treatment effect of zoledronic acid infusion on lumbar spine bone mineral density in different subgroups with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. Zoledronic acid is significantly more effective than risedronate in increasing lumbar spine (LS) bone mineral density (BMD) in both ...
The Emergence of Spinal Surgery Micro Lumbar Discectomy PLIF (Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion) Reconstruction of Traumatic Cervical Spine with Vascular Fibular Graft Tumors placed Anteriorly at Cervico Medullary Junction Trauma Causing Burst Factor At Dorso Lumbar Region ...
(HealthDay)—The rates of gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage complications are very low following lumbar fusion surgery, but are associated with greater costs and mortality, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue of Spine.
F.C. nerMedCrave GroupKersten RFMR, van Gaalen SM, Willems PC, et al. Lumbar spinal fusion: indications, surgical techniques and post-operative management. A survey among spine surgeons in the Netherlands. MOJ Orthop Rheumatol 2016;4: 00155....
Background: Despite a significant number of patients being discharged to inpatient care facilities after anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), the current literature remains limited regarding the predictors associated with a nonhome discharge and the impact of continued inpatient care in a facility on...
Pain controlSpinal fusionQuality improvementBACKGROUND: The opioid epidemic continues to worsen with a concomitant increase in opioid-related mortality. In response, the Department of Defense and Veterans Health Agency recommended against the use of long-acting opioids (LAOs) and concurrent use of ...
Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF)ComplicationRadicular painSagittal ImbalanceAdult spine deformityCohort studyA single-centre retrospective study.This study aims to investigate the rate of L5 radiculopathy, to identify imaging features associated with the complication and to evaluate the clinical ...