Purpose The rate of elective lumbar fusion has continued to increase over the past two
decades. However, there remains to be a consensus on the optimal fusion technique. This …

Study Design: Retrospective analysis of prospective data for parallel, consecutive series of
patients (Level III). Objective: Compare clinical results and radiographic outcomes of …

Study Design. Longitudinal Cohort Study. Objective. Determine 1-year patient-reported
outcomes associated with preoperative chronic opioid therapy and high-preoperative opioid …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND CONTEXT Numerous advances have been made in the field of
spine fusion, such as minimally invasive (MIS) or robotic-assisted spine surgery. However, it …

Importance Conflicting evidence and large practice variation are present in the surgical
treatment of degenerative spondylolisthesis. More than 90% of surgical procedures in the …

Study Design. A retrospective cohort comparison study. Objective. To compare perioperative
outcomes, radiographic parameters, and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) …

Obese Patients Benefit, but do not Fare as Well as Nonobese... : Neurosurgery Obese Patients
Benefit, but do not Fare as Well as Nonobese Patients, Following Lumbar Spondylolisthesis …

Purpose There are two, principally different ways to obtain patient opinions regarding the
outcome of spine surgery: using prospective multi-item questionnaires preoperatively and at …

BACKGROUND In modern clinical research, the accepted minimum follow-up for patient-
reported outcome measures (PROMs) after lumbar spine surgery is 24 months, particularly …

Purpose To evaluate the outcome of degenerative lumbar spine surgery in a credible way,
patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) should be assessed after an adequate follow …