Single-position circumferential lumbar spinal fusion: An overview of terminology, concepts, rationale and the current evidence base

JA Thomas, C Menezes, AJ Buckland, K Khajavi… - European Spine …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose To provide definitions and a conceptual framework for single position surgery
(SPS) applied to circumferential fusion of the lumbar spine. Methods Narrative literature …

Spine surgical subspecialty and its effect on patient outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MJ Lambrechts, JA Canseco, GR Toci, BA Karamian… - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Systematic review and meta-analysis. Objective. To perform a systematic
review and meta-analysis to identify if intraoperative or postoperative differences in …

Rate of failure of indirect decompression in lateral single-position surgery: clinical results

JA Thomas, CIM Thomason, BA Braly… - Neurosurgical Focus, 2020 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Lateral single-position surgery (LSPS) of the lumbar spine generally involves
anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) performed in the lateral position (LALIF) at L5–S1 …

Risk of postoperative complications and revision surgery following robot-assisted posterior lumbar spinal fusion

DS Yang, NY Li, DT Kleinhenz, S Patel, AH Daniels - Spine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective Study. Objective. This investigation examined matched cohorts
of lumbar spinal fusion (LSF) patients undergoing robot-assisted and conventional LSF to …

Development of a new therapy-oriented classification of intervertebral vacuum phenomenon with evaluation of intra-and interobserver reliabilities

G Camino Willhuber, M Bendersky… - Global spine …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Diagnostic study, level of evidence III. Objectives: Low back pain is a common
cause of disability among elderly patients. Percutaneous discoplasty has been developed …

Posterior instrumented spinal surgery outcomes in the elderly: a comparison of the 5-item and 11-item modified frailty indices

BTS Kweh, HQ Lee, T Tan, S Liew… - Global Spine …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Retrospective Cohort Objectives To validate the most concise risk stratification
system to date, the 5-item modified frailty index (mFI-5), and compare its effectiveness with …

Cefazolin prophylaxis in spine surgery: patients are frequently underdosed and at increased risk for infection

BA Karamian, GR Toci, MJ Lambrechts, N Siegel… - The Spine Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Perioperative antibiotics are critical in reducing the risk of
postoperative spine infections. However, the efficacy and optimal weight-based prophylactic …

Lumbar decompression versus decompression and fusion in octogenarians: complications and clinical course with 3-year follow-up

P Lenga, G Gülec, AA Bajwa, M Issa… - Global Spine …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Retrospective review. Objectives This study aimed to assess and compare the
clinical course and complications between surgical decompression and decompression with …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous single-position lateral lumbar interbody fusion surgery and unilateral percutaneous pedicle screw fixation for spondylolisthesis

H Lv, YS Yang, JH Zhou, Y Guo, H Chen, F Luo… - Neurospine, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To evaluate the clinical and radiological efficacy of a combine of lateral single
screw-rod and unilateral percutaneous pedicle screw fixation (LSUP) for lateral lumbar …

Unilateral versus bilateral pedicle screw fixation with anterior lumbar interbody fusion: a comparison of postoperative outcomes

HA Levy, A Pumford, B Kelley, TG Allen… - European Spine …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose To determine of the impact of ALIF with minimally invasive unilateral pedicle screw
fixation (UPSF) versus bilateral pedicle screw fixation (BPSF) on perioperative outcomes …