Technical description of oblique lateral interbody fusion at L1–L5 (OLIF25) and at L5–S1 (OLIF51) and evaluation of complication and fusion rates

KRM Woods, JB Billys, RA Hynes - The Spine Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Context The oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) procedure is aimed at mitigating
some of the challenges seen with traditional anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) and …

Activity restrictions after posterior lumbar discectomy: a prospective study of outcomes in 152 cases with no postoperative restrictions

…, MY Han, B Yang, DH Kim, H Kraemer, J Billys - Spine, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A prospective clinical trial was conducted. Objectives. To determine the
feasibility of removing activity restrictions after surgery and encouraging early return to work; to …

[HTML][HTML] Lumbar total disc replacement for discogenic low back pain: two-year outcomes of the activL multicenter randomized controlled IDE clinical trial

…, GR Buttermann, H Deutsch, F Girardi, J Billys… - 2015 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled, investigational device
exemption (IDE) noninferiority trial. Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

Lower extremity replantation.

…, GM Buncke, A Oliva, BS Alpert, JB Billys… - Clinics in plastic …, 1991 - europepmc.org
Replantation of the traumatically amputated lower extremity is a technically feasible surgical
undertaking. Successful outcome must be judged by functional achievements of the patient …

Biomechanics of lateral plate and pedicle screw constructs in lumbar spines instrumented at two levels with laterally placed interbody cages

AN Nayak, S Gutierrez, JB Billys, BG Santoni… - The Spine Journal, 2013 - Elsevier
Background context The lateral transpsoas approach to interbody fusion is gaining popularity
because of its minimally invasive nature and resultant indirect neurologic decompression. …

Contralateral psoas hematoma after minimally invasive, lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas lumbar interbody fusion: a multicenter review of 3950 lumbar levels

JM Beckman, B Vincent, MS Park, JB Billys… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Minimally invasive lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) via the retroperitoneal
transpsoas approach is a technically demanding procedure with a multitude of potential …

A cadaveric radiographic analysis on the effect of extreme lateral interbody fusion cage placement with supplementary internal fixation on indirect spine …

…, A Nayak, R Murtagh, BG Santoni, JB Billys… - Clinical Spine …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: Cadaveric Biomechanical and Radiographic Analysis. Objective: The purpose
of this study was to quantify the changes in intervertebral height and lateral and central …

Hybrid dynamic stabilization with posterior spinal fusion in the lumbar spine

WRS Hudson, JE Gee, JB Billys, AE Castellvi - SAS journal, 2011 - Elsevier
Background Instrumented lumbar arthrodesis has been established as the gold standard in
the care of patients with degenerative disc disease. However, spinal fusion results in the …

Three-and 4-level lumbar arthrodesis using adjunctive pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation: a multicenter retrospective evaluation of fusion rates and a review of …

VV Patel, J Billys, DO Okonkwo, DY He… - International Journal of …, 2021 - ijssurgery.com
Background: The incidence of 3- and 4-level lumbar arthrodesis is rising due to an aging
population, and fusion rates affect clinical success in this population. Pulsed electromagnetic …

Minimally invasive lateral transiliac sacroiliac joint fusion using 3D-printed triangular titanium implants

…, H Lockstadt, F Techy, J Billys… - Medical Devices …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Minimally invasive sacroiliac joint (SIJ) fusion (SIJF) has become an increasingly
accepted surgical option for chronic SI joint dysfunction, a prevalent cause of chronic low …