Surgeons' learning curve of renaissance robotic surgical system
HC Bäcker, CE Freibott, C Perka… - International Journal of …, 2020 - ijssurgery.com
Introduction: A few articles on robot-assisted pedicle screw placement described the
learning curve but failed to report on the overall operative time, including cases in which the …
learning curve but failed to report on the overall operative time, including cases in which the …
Rates of mortality in lumbar spine surgery and factors associated with its occurrence over a 10-year period: a study of 803,949 patients in the nationwide inpatient …
GW Poorman, JY Moon, C Wang, SR Horn… - International journal of …, 2018 - ijssurgery.com
Background: The rate of mortality in surgical procedures involving the lumbar spine has
historically been low, and as a result, there has been difficulty providing accurate …
historically been low, and as a result, there has been difficulty providing accurate …
Risk factors for pseudarthrosis after surgical site infection of the spine
Background: Pseudarthrosis following spinal fusion is a complication that frequently requires
revision surgery. Reported rates of pseudarthrosis after surgical site infection (SSI) range …
revision surgery. Reported rates of pseudarthrosis after surgical site infection (SSI) range …
Schmorl node—a cause of acute thoracic pain: a case report and pathophysiological mechanism
O Hershkovich, JEJ Koch, MP Grevitt - International Journal of Spine …, 2020 - ijssurgery.com
Purpose: We report a case of a patient with an acute symptomatic Schmorl node (SN) that
spontaneously resolved with characteristic imaging findings. The extensive hematological …
spontaneously resolved with characteristic imaging findings. The extensive hematological …
An analysis of implant retention and antibiotic suppression in instrumented spine infections: a preliminary data set of 67 patients
K Khanna, A Janghala, D Sing, B Vail… - International journal of …, 2018 - ijssurgery.com
Background: It is unclear whether patients can be taken off suppressive antibiotics with
infected retained instrumentation. This study aimed to retrospectively analyze the …
infected retained instrumentation. This study aimed to retrospectively analyze the …
Long-term reliability of the two-segment fusion technique in the treatment of thoracolumbar fractures using screws in the fractured vertebra
FJ Martin-Somoza, JMC Escribano… - International Journal of …, 2021 - ijssurgery.com
Background: There is some controversy about which is the best approach, decompression
technique and number of fixed levels in the surgical treatment for burst thoracolumbar …
technique and number of fixed levels in the surgical treatment for burst thoracolumbar …
Outcomes of same-day orthopedic surgery: Are spine patients more likely to have optimal immediate recovery from outpatient procedures?
S Naessig, BH Kapadia, W Ahmad, K Pierce… - International Journal of …, 2021 - ijssurgery.com
Background: Spinal surgery is associated with an inherently elevated risk profile, and thus
far there has been limited discussion about how these outpatient spine patients are …
far there has been limited discussion about how these outpatient spine patients are …