Lumbar fusion is an accepted and effective technique for the treatment of lumbar
degenerative disease. The practice has evolved continually since Albee and Hibbs …

Degenerative spinal deformity afflicts a significant portion of the elderly and is increasing in
prevalence. Recent evidence has revealed sagittal plane malalignment to be a key driver of …

OBJECTIVE Although 3-column osteotomy (3CO) can provide powerful alignment correction
in adult spinal deformity (ASD), these procedures are complex and associated with high …

Not restoring the adequate lumbar lordosis during lumbar fusion surgery may result in
mechanical low back pain, sagittal unbalance and adjacent segment degeneration. The …

Object It is hypothesized that minimally invasive surgical techniques lead to fewer
complications than open surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD). The goal of this study was …

Study Design. The anterior column realignment (ACR) procedure was retrospectively
reviewed. Objective. To review surgical technique, complication avoidance, case examples …

The aim of this meta-analysis and systematic review is to summarize and critically analyze
the influence of surgery-related factors in lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative spine …

Background Over the past decade, the minimally disruptive lateral transpsoas approach for
lumbar interbody fusion (MI-LIF) is increasingly being used as an alternative to conventional …

Study Design: A prospective single-surgeon nonrandomized clinical study. Objective: To
evaluate the radiographic and clinical outcomes, by fixation type, in extreme lateral …

The object of this study was to evaluate a novel surgical technique in the treatment of adult
degenerative scoliosis and present our early experience with the minimally invasive lateral …