The International Journal of Spine Surgery has announced that specific International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) codes have been granted for lumbar discogenic pain associated with degenerative disc disease. This development allows for more precise diagnosis ...
The practice of spine surgery presents numerous ethical challenges. Ethical considerations must be taken into account throughout the patient’s treatment, from the surgical decision to the final follow-up. Surgical decision-making can vary for many commo
undergoing spine surgery in 4 studies, the pooled correlation between spine CT and spine DXA was (r2: 0.64). In MRI studies, the pooled r2 of spine MRI versus spine DXA and spine MRI versus hip DXA were -0.41 and -0.44, respectively. The authors concluded that CT-HU exhibited stronger ...
We applied three different definitions of infection: ICD-9 code for SSI, the CDC criteria for deep infection, and incision and débridement for infection. Three hundred sixty-one (6%) of the 5761 surgeries received an ICD-9 code for SSI within 90 days of surgery. After review of the ...
(ACDF)or anartificial disc replacement (ADR). If the disc is too degenerative, an ADR would not work. Posterior cervical foramenotomy generally is not indicated in this disorder as the spur is not accessible by this approach. It’s important to understand all of the risks of spine surgery...
Furthermore, diabetic patients had an increased risk of undergoing lumbar spinal injection [1.13 (1.12–1.14)], laminectomy [1.19 (1.15–1.23)], and fusion surgery [1.35 (1.29–1.42)]. We demonstrated that type 2 diabetes was significantly associated with lumbar spine disorders and frequent ...
* Clinical symptoms, particularly function impairment, motivated patients to undergo surgery. *对于一个成年胸腰椎脊柱侧凸患者接受手术的动机存在争议。 *从国际多中心成人畸形前瞻性数据库中选取总共184名胸腰椎/腰椎侧凸的患者。 *比较手术患者和保守治疗的患者,我们发现人口统计学和影像参数均不影响关于手术的...
Conclusion We established an all-cause 90-day readmission rate of 20.8%, which is in range of other procedures in spine surgery but underscores the severity of lumbar corpectomy. Underlying pathologies have a greater impact on the readmission rate compared to medical comorbidities. These findings ...
The purpose of the study was to investigate the trajectory and determinants of changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the first year after lumbar spine surgery. Methods A total of 154 consecutive patients who underwent lumbar spine surgery were included in this prospective longitudinal...
Type of surgery was determined by ICD-9 code. Results: For the whole study period, the percentage of old-old spine surgery patients was 6.7%. The percentage of old-old spine surgery patients increased from 4.7% in 2003 to 7.3% in 2009. Females were preponderant in the later three age ...