BACKGROUND The evidence base supporting minimally invasive sacroiliac (SI) joint fusion (SIJF) surgery is increasing. The work relative value units (RVUs) associated with minimally invasive SIJF are seemingly low. To date, only one published study describes the relative work intensity associated with minimally invasive SIJF. No study has compared work intensity vs other commonly performed spine...

“The results of the three parts of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) were published within the 18 months.” In November 2006, the reports of the randomized, controlled trial (RCT) and observational cohort study of herniated lumbar disc (HLD) were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.8,9 In May 2007, the New England Journal of Medicine published the results...

Aim: This study aimed to asses the efficacy of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols in lumbar discectomy surgeries. Methods: Data obtained from 92 patients who underwent microdiscectomy at a single institution between January 2021 and 2023. Then, were divided into two groups: ERAS protocol group (n=60), conventional (n=32). Results: The mean age was 49.4±14 years. Among these, 31 fe...

INTRODUCTION We report the progression of an intraoperative L5-S1 lumbar disc herniation that occurred during a routine microdiscectomy and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, which, to the best of our knowledge, has never been previously reported in the literature. The objective of this report is to bring to light the possibility of a lumbar disc herniating intraoperatively, and to demonst...