Ways of reducing the length of hospital stay have received increased attention in recent
years. Both preoperative and postoperative anaemia have been implicated as causative …

Setting: Acute spine care quaternary center. Participants: All consecutive cases of AST
admitted from January/1996 to December/2007 were included. Interventions: None …

Background Disease of the cervical spine is widely prevalent, most commonly secondary to
degenerative disc changes and spondylosis. Objective The goal of the paper was to identify …

Background Increased levels of reactive oxygen species during and after surgery may affect
inflammatory response, post-operative adhesion molecule formation, and hemodynamic …

Context/Objective: Prior studies indicate that patient's gender and age can influence
treatment choices during spine disease management. This study examines whether …

Zusammenfassung Einleitung Zur operativen Versorgung von Spondylolisthesen stehen
konkurrierend hauptsächlich die dorsoventrale Versorgung (ALIF) und die rein dorsale …

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To determine if membership in a high-
risk subgroup is predictive of morbidity and mortality following anterior lumbar fusion (ALF) …

Background Sex has been known to significantly affect postoperative complications and
length of stay after elective anterior cervical fusions. Current evidence on lumbar spine …

Die häufigsten Komplikationen umfassten Wundheilungsstörungen, Duraläsionen und
Nachblutungen. Signifikate Risikofaktor für postoperative Komplikationen waren der age …

Einleitung Die lumbale Spinalkanalstenose (SKS) hat sich in den letzten Jahren durch die
gestiegene Lebenserwartung und die höheren Ansprüche an die Lebensqualität zu einer …