OBJECTIVE Nerve root injuries associated with anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) are
uncommonly reported in the literature. This case series and review aims to describe the …

Study Design Systemic review and meta-analysis. Objective To review and establish the
effect of tobacco smoking on risk of nonunion following spinal fusion. Methods A systematic …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort. Objective. The aim of this study was to analyze
association between social determinants of health (SDH) disparity on postoperative …

Bone tissue engineering approaches have recently begun considering 3D printed lattices as
viable scaffold solutions due to their highly tunable geometries and mechanical efficiency …

Background Most total disc replacements provide excessive mobility and not reproduce
spinal kinematics, inducing zygapophyseal joint arthritic changes and chronic back pain. In …

Study Design. Retrospective review. Objective. The aim was to compare outcomes at 3 and
12 months for patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis treated with direct decompression (DD) …

Study Design. Retrospective chart review. Objective. This study aimed to examine
postoperative radiculitis after isolated L5-S1 anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) …

Background In lumbar interbody fusion (LIF), achieving proper fusion status requires
osteogenesis to occur in the disc space. Current LIF techniques, including anterior, oblique …

There are several complications associated with lumbar interbody fusion surgery however,
pseudarthrosis (non-union) presents a multifaceted challenge in the postoperative …

The purpose of this study was to use models of spine to compare range of motion and
intradiscal pressure of adjacent segments performing anterior and/or posterior lumbar …