Lumbar disc herniation is a common spinal disorder that usually responds favorably to conservative treatment. In a small percentage of the patients, surgical decompression is necessary. Even though lumbar discectomy constitutes the most common and easiest spine surgery globally, adverse or even catastrophic events can occur. Appropriate patient selection and effective neural decompression const...

STUDY DESIGN A retrospective study. PURPOSE To analyze the treatment outcome of patients with lower thoracic and lumbar fractures combined with neurological deficits. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Although various methods of the surgical treatment for lower thoracic and lumbar fractures are used, there has been no surgical treatment established as a superior option than others. METHODS Between M...

STUDY DESIGN We assessed volume following nucleoplasty disc decompression in lower lumbar spines from cadaveric pigs using 7.1Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). PURPOSE To investigate coblation-induced volume reductions as a possible mechanism underlying nucleoplasty. METHODS We assessed volume following nucleoplastic disc decompression in pig spines using 7.1-Tesla MRI. Volumetry was ...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. PURPOSE This study aims to investigate the clinical and radiological results of contralateral indirect decompression through minimally invasive unilateral transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF). OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Several studies have proposed that blood loss and operation time could be reduced through a unilateral approach, although many surg...

STUDY DESIGN A single-center, retrospective patient review of clinical and radiological outcomes of microsurgical posterior lumbar interbody fusion and decompression, without posterior instrumentation, for the treatment of lateral recess stenosis. PURPOSE This study documented the clinical and radiological results of microsurgical posterior lumbar interbody fusion and decompression of the lat...