Comparison of lumbar microdiscectomy and unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy outcomes: a single-center experience
CONCLUSIONS: Although LMD is still the gold-standard treatment for lumbar disc herniation, the results of UBE are comparable to those of LMD, and it may be a good alternative for spine surgeons who prefer minimally invasive surgery.PMID:38064698 | DOI:10.3171/2023.10.SPINE23718 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 8, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Mehmet İlker Özer O ğuz Kağan Demirtaş Source Type: research
Postoperative quality of life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and thoracolumbar kyphosis: risk factors and personalized sagittal reconstruction strategy
CONCLUSIONS: PSO proved efficacious in treating AS complicated by TLK, yielding favorable outcomes. CBVA ≥ 25°, CL ≥ 18°, and PT ≥ 33° were the primary factors affecting postoperative quality of life in patients with AS. The personalized sagittal reconstruction strategy in this study focused on the subjective sensations and daily needs of patients with AS, which were delineated by the equations SS = 0.84 PI - 17.4°, TK = 0.51 PI + 10.8°, NT = 0.52 TIA - 5.8°, and T1S = 0.48 TIA + 5.8°.PMID:38064699 | DOI:10.3171/2023.9.SPINE23675 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 8, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Xin Lv Renyuan Huang Ziliang Zeng Di Zhang Bo Li Yuhong Lin Zhilei Zhang Qiwei Wang Yelidana Nuertai Zhihao Huang Zheyu Wang Canchun Yang Haolin Yan Xiaoshuai Peng Qiancheng Zhao Wenpeng Li Xu Jiang Xumin Hu Liangbin Gao Source Type: research
Assessing the impact of obesity on full endoscopic spine surgery: surgical site infections, surgery durations, early complications, and short-term functional outcomes
CONCLUSIONS: The results highlight the effectiveness and safety of lumbar FESS in obese patients. Unlike with open spine surgery, obese patients did not experience significant increases in surgery time or postoperative complications. Interestingly, obese patients demonstrated faster early recovery, as indicated by significantly greater improvements in ODI and leg pain at 7 days after surgery. However, there was no difference in improvement between the groups at 90 days after surgery.PMID:38064701 | DOI:10.3171/2023.10.SPINE23936 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 8, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Jannik Leyendecker Braeden Benedict Chayanne Gumbs Peer Eysel Jan Bredow Albert Telfeian Peter Derman Osama Kashlan Anubhav Amin Sanjay Konakondla Christoph P Hofstetter John Ogunlade Source Type: research
Risk factors for not reaching minimal clinically important difference at 90 days and 1 year after elective lumbar spine surgery: a cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: Several key unique demographic risk factors were identified in this cohort study that precluded optimal postoperative functional outcomes after elective lumbar spine surgery. With this information, appropriate preoperative counseling can be administered to assist in shaping patient expectations.PMID:38064702 | DOI:10.3171/2023.9.SPINE23483 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 8, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Travis Hamilton Seokchun Lim Edvin Telemi Ho Jun Yun Mohamed Macki Lonni Schultz Hsueh-Han Yeh Kylie Springer Kevin Taliaferro Miguelangelo Perez-Cruet Ilyas Aleem Paul Park Richard Easton David R Nerenz Jason M Schwalb Muwaffak Abdulhak Victor Chang Source Type: research
Localization of spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas from the spatial relationships of perimedullary vessels on standard MRI
CONCLUSIONS: Spatial distribution of perimedullary vessels observed on standard MRI show promise to locate the side and the site of fistula in patients with SDAVF.PMID:38064706 | DOI:10.3171/2023.10.SPINE23938 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 8, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Ali Moosavi Paul Kalapos Ephraim W Church Kevin M Cockroft Krishnamoorthy Thamburaj Source Type: research
