Background There has been a growing interest in using all pedicle screw construct in
posterior spinal fusion (PSF) for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) surgery in recent years …

As society ages, the number of patients with spinal degenerative diseases (SDD) is
increasing, posing a major socioeconomic problem for patients and their families. SDD …

Study Design. Retrospective nationwide questionnaire-based survey of complications.
Objective. To elucidate the incidence of complications and risk factors associated with lateral …

Purpose There are few epidemiological studies of spinal surgery in Asia and none in Japan.
The goal of this study was to review spine surgeries performed in our group between 2004 …

The prevention of surgical site infections is directly related to the minimization of surgical
invasiveness, and is in line with the concept of minimally invasive spine therapy (MIST). In …

The spinal column represents the third most common site for metastases after the lungs and
the liver, and the most common site for metastatic bone disease. With life-extending …

OBJECTIVE The number of spine surgeries performed in elderly patients is consistently
increasing. However, to date the prevalence of and risk factors for perioperative …

Fixation using cement-augmented pedicle screws (CAPS) is being increasingly performed.
However, CAPS-associated cement leakage is a critical problem that can lead to …

Abstract Background Context Recent reports suggested that placing vancomycin powder
into surgical wounds before closure can prevent surgical site infections (SSIs) in spinal …

Abstract Background The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research
(JSSR) performed a third study on complications in spinal surgery in 2011. The purpose was …