Treatment Concept and Technical Considerations of Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

J Park, DK Ahn, DJ Choi - Asian Spine Journal, 2023 - asianspinejournal.org
Decompression is a major component of surgical procedures for degenerative lumbar spinal
stenosis (LSS). In addition to sufficient decompression to guarantee the relief of neurological …

[HTML][HTML] Polyaryletherketones: Properties and applications in modern medicine

G Sacks, V Shah, L Yao, C Yan, D Shah, L Limeta… - Biomedical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polyaryletherketones (PAEKs) are a family of durable, multifunctional, thermoplastic
biopolymers. This article first provides necessary context and thorough information …

Promotion of higher rates of early fusion using activated titanium versus polyetheretherketone cages in adults undergoing 1-and 2-level transforaminal lumbar …

N Toop, J Dhaliwal, CS Gifford, D Gibbs… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE There is ongoing debate on the relative benefits and drawbacks of
polyetheretherketone (PEEK) versus titanium (Ti) in generating a bone-to-implant surface …

Does Preoperative Modic Changes Influence the Short‐term Fusion Rate of Single Level Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion?—a Matched‐pair Case Control …

Y Xiao, P Xiu, X Yang, L Wang, T Li, Q Gong… - Orthopaedic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective At present, the influence of Modic changes (MCs) on postoperative fusion rate of
lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) is mainly focused on the medium‐and long‐term fusion rate …

Cortical Endplate Bone Density Measured by Novel Phantomless Quantitative Computed Tomography May Predict Cage Subsidence more Conveniently and …

M Di, Y Weng, G Wang, H Bian, H Qi, H Wu… - Orthopaedic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Previous studies have shown that bone mineral density (BMD) is a predictor of
cage subsidence. Phantom‐less quantitative computed tomography (PL‐QCT) can measure …

Short-term and mid-term evaluation of three types of minimally invasive lumbar fusion surgery for treatment of L4/L5 degenerative spondylolisthesis

Z Song, Z Zhang, J Zheng, K Zhang, F Wang, M Ran… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This was a single-centre retrospective study. Minimally invasive techniques for
transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF), oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) …

Single-level endoscopic TLIF has decreased surgery duration, blood loss, and length of hospital stay while achieving similar 1-year clinical and radiological outcomes …

DS Sim, CHS Sim, L Jiang, ZM Ling - International Journal of Spine …, 2023 - ijssurgery.com
Background This study presents a single surgeon's experience comparing 1-year outcomes
of endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (E-TLIF) vs minimally invasive …

Exploring tribology and material contact science in spine surgery: implications for implant design

G Scariano, S Meade, A Sultan, M Shost… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2024 - thejns.org
Tribology, an interdisciplinary field concerned with the science of interactions between
surfaces in contact and their relative motion, plays a well-established role in the design of …

Biplanar Expandable Cages for Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Are Safe and Achieve Good 1-Year Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in an Asian …

DS Sim, A Kasivishvanaath, L Jiang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - ijssurgery.com
Background This study investigated 1-year clinical and radiological outcomes of biplanar
expandable (BE) cages following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) in an Asian …

Are We Finally Ready for Total Joint Replacement of the Spine? An Extension of Charnley's Vision

SC Humphreys, SD Hodges, JA Sielatycki… - International Journal of …, 2024 - ijssurgery.com
Professor Sir John Charnley has been rightfully hailed as a visionary innovator for
conceiving, designing, and validating the Operation of the Century—the total hip …