Purpose The current study aimed to explore the pattern of complications after primary sacral
tumor resection, to investigate the possible effect of several perioperative parameters on the …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) can provide an ideal
minimally invasive solution for achieving spinal fusion in an older, more frail population where …

Background: To describe routine surgical practice using Prestige LP Cervical Disc (Prestige
disc) and patient outcomes for degenerative cervical disc disease in a multicenter 2-year …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) is a safe and effective
anterior approach alternative of posterior fusion procedures, especially at the L2-5 levels. …

Aims Primary spinal tumors are rare diseases and there are less objective data in the international
literature. We analyzed the epidemiology and clinical consequences of primary spinal …

Introduction The use of bone cement in orthopedic surgery has been quite current for many
years. In spine surgery, it has been used first for replacing defects after corpectomy. Then, …

Introduction: The use of bone cement in spine surgery is more and more accepted world-wide
not only for performing vertebro-or kyphoplasty, but also to fill open or percutaneosly the …

Introduction: When performing TLIF there are different arguments to position the intervertebral
spacer in different position (anterior or posterior). In a prospective randomized study we …

Introduction In a prospective randomized trial we aimed to validate PMMA spacer in TLIF.
Compared with standard, preformed PEEK spacer we didn't find significant difference …

Introduction: Although TLIF was designed to minimize the risk of injury to neural elements,
there are still possible complications. Dural tear or nerve root lesion can happen while …