Vertebral bone quality score independently predicts cage subsidence following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

MAR Soliman, AO Aguirre, CC Kuo, N Ruggiero… - The Spine Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Cage subsidence following transforaminal lumbar interbody
fusion (TLIF) has been associated with poor bone quality. Current evidence suggests that …

Comparison of prone transpsoas and standard lateral lumbar interbody fusion surgery for degenerative lumbar spine disease: a retrospective radiographic propensity …

MAR Soliman, A Khan, J Pollina - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Prone transpsoas lateral lumbar interbody fusion (PTP-LLIF) is a recently
introduced modification to standard LLIF. To date, no study has compared the radiographic …

Weekend admission increases risk of readmissions following elective thoracolumbar spinal fusion

A Rosenberg, C Dominy, BT Bueno… - Global Spine …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Retrospective database study. Objectives The goal of this study was to assess
the influence of weekend admission on patients undergoing elective thoracolumbar spinal …

Does the specialty of the surgeon performing elective anterior/lateral lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative spine disease correlate with early perioperative …

S Alomari, JL Porras, SFL Lo, N Theodore… - World neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Comparative effectiveness research has a vital role in health reform and
policies. Specialty training is one of these provider-side variables, and surgeons performing …

The implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery pathway in patients undergoing posterior thoracolumbar fusion for degenerative spinal deformity

Y Yuan, SK Wang, XY Chai, P Wang, XY Li… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The prevalence of degenerative spinal deformity (DSD) and the increased cost of
correction surgery impose substantial burdens on the health care and insurance system …

The effect of modifiable risk factors on postoperative complications in lumbar spine fusions

A Ton, S Shahrestani, XT Chen… - Global Spine …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: The impact of modifiable risk factors
(MRFs) on complications, costs, and readmission rates at 30, 90, and 180-days following …

Are Clinical or Surgical Outcomes Different Based on Whether the Same Surgeon or Hospital System Performs the Spine Revision?

TZ Issa, GR Toci, MJ Lambrechts, Y Lee… - Clinical spine …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To determine the effects of discontinuity
in care by changing surgeons, health systems, or increased time to revision surgery on …

Sarcopenia associated with 90-day readmission and overall survival after abdominal trauma

F Xi, S Tan, T Gao, W Ding, Y Song… - Asia Pacific Journal …, 2020 - search.informit.org
Background and Objectives: It is widely recognized that sarcopenia increases postoperative
complications in trauma patients. However, the effects on prognosis remain unclear. This …

Demographics and Medical Comorbidities as Risk Factors for Increased Episode of Care Costs Following Lumbar Fusion in Medicare Patients

MJ Lambrechts, N Siegel, BA Karamian… - American Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
The objective was to evaluate medical comorbidities and surgical variables as independent
risk factors for increased health care costs in Medicare patients undergoing lumbar fusion …

Surgeon Specialty Effect on Early Outcomes of Elective Posterior/Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusions: An Updated Propensity-Matched and Subgroup Analysis …

SO Alomari, R Planchard, A Belzberg, SFL Lo… - 2021 - researchsquare.com
Comparative effectiveness research has a vital role in recent health reform and policies.
Specialty training is one of these provider-side variables and surgeons who were trained in …