I In nt tr ro od du uc ct ti io on n: : Spinal fusion with instrumentation is an essential component in the management of degenerative condition in the spinal motion segment. It is performed to improve initial stability with simplified external fixation for early ambulation1)2). The solid fixation, however, often induces an adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) above or below the fusion 3). ASD c...

BACKGROUND Spinal fusions are being performed for various pathologies of the spine such as degenerative diseases, deformities, tumors and fractures. Recently, other bone substitutes such as demineralized bone matrix (DBM) have been developed for spinal fusion. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the intertransverse posterolateral fusion with the Bovine fetal growth plate (DCFGP) and...

Background and Aim: Degenerative lumbar scoliosis is a spinal deformity resulting from advanced disc degeneration and facet arthropathy. Given the inconclusive available literature and lack of high-quality data supporting the role of minimally invasive surgical management of degenerative lumbar scoliosis, this review intends to highlight and compare the various viable minimally invasive surgica...

Extensive mechanical loads on the lumbar spine often lead to degenerative damages of spinal structures. In many cases surgical interventions, such as spinal fusion, are unavoidable. An appropriate method for the estimation of the mechanical effects of such interventions to adjacent vertebral segments is the mathematical computer simulation. This paper presents a 3DMultiBodySimulation(MBS-) mode...

STUDY DESIGN A retrospective study. PURPOSE To investigate clinical and radiological outcomes when using spinous process as a tricortical autograft for segmental spinal fusion in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF). OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Interbody spinal fusion is one of the important procedures in spinal surgery. Many types of autografts are harvested at the expense of complicat...

SUMMARY : The new system described here is a segmental square spinal instru-mentation (termed 3-S) for spinal fusion. It consists of pairs of transverse bars, hooks and longitudinal rods. The hooks are inserted bilaterally to each lateral side of the inferior articular process. The paired hook are compressed by two transverse bars and a nut. Upper and lower hooks were linked by longitudinal rod...

This study examined the correlation between patient comorbidity status, hospitalization length of stay (LOS), and cost for total knee arthroplasty (TKA), total hip arthroplasty (THA), and 1- to 3-level lumbar spinal fusion procedures. Using the Premier Perspective Database, adults older than 18 years who underwent primary unilateral TKA, THA, or spinal fusion between January 1, 2008, and June 3...

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that afflicts millions of people around the world, and a variety of spinal integrity issues, such as degenerative spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis, are frequently concomitant with osteoporosis and are sometimes treated with spinal interbody fusion surgery. Previous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of strontium ranelate (SrR) treatment of osteoporosis in...

A survey was conducted to document the results of bracing and spinal fusion for scoliosis associated with osteogenesis imperfecta. Observations were made of 121 patients who underwent treatment by bracing or spinal fusion and who had been treated by 51 orthopaedic surgeons in. 14 countries. The average curve before bracing measured 43 degrees. The braces were ineffective in stopping progression...