Table of Contents

February 01, 2026; Volume 20, Issue 1

• Lumbar Spine

  • • Bilateral Pedicle Screw Fixation Vs Unilateral Pedicle Screw Fixation for Single Level Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Outcomes, Cost Analysis, and Radiation Exposure

      Saagar Dhanjani, Timothy Choi, Abdufarrukh Karimov, Kishan S. Shah, Micah B. Blais, Gregory M. Mundis, Ali Bagheri, Behrooz A. Akbarnia and Robert K. Eastlack

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 1-9;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8794
    • C-Arm Oblique View–Assisted Screw Placement Method for Extremely Small Lumbar Pedicles in Thoracolumbar Vertebral Body Fractures

      Chunliang Guo, Tao Ding, Jianqing Zheng, Xiule Fang, Zhiyun Feng and Yuntao Xue

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 10-17;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8830

• Biomechanics

  • • Biomechanical Effect of a Lumbar Interfacet Cage (FFX) Device When Combined With Pedicle Screw Constructs: A Finite Element Study

      Rachid Saddiki, Alexandre Dhenin, Ludovic Montron, Thierry Dufour, Lionel Simon, Romain Buttin and Robin Srour

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 18-25;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8826

• Lumbar Spine

  • • Effects of Obesity on Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

      Matthew Scott-Young, John Rathbone, David Nielsen, Sukhman Riar, Matthew Rackham and Wayne Hing

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 26-37;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8852
    • Outcomes of Patients With Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Undergoing Lumbar Fusion: A Retrospective National Database Study

      David Lutati, Andrea H. Johnson, Jacob Offer, Jane C. Brennan, Chad M. Patton and Justin J. Turcotte

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 38-45;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8820
    • Radiographic and Clinical Comparison of Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Versus Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Expandable Cage

      Frank A. De Stefano, Anand A. Dharia, Andrew R. Guillotte, Heather M. Minchew, Martin G. McCandless, Adam G. Rouse and Ifije E. Ohiorhenuan

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 46-52;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8827
    • Epidural Transforaminal Infraneural Infiltration Using Corticosteroids in Lumbar Radiculopathy

      Francisco de Assis Ulisses Sampaio Júnior, Francisco Ricardo Borges Ribeiro, Hetevaldo Tavares de Lira Filho, Oscar L. Alves, Bartolomeu Souto Queiroz Quidute, Kaio Rodrigo Barreto Ramiro, Lucas de Souza Rodrigues dos Santos and Mateus de Sousa Rodrigues

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 53-58;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8829

• Case Report

  • • Anterior Decompression of L5 Nerve Root for Far-Out Syndrome Due to Anterolateral Vertebral Osteophyte Formation: 2 Case Reports and Literature Review

      Yue Zhu, Yun Huang, Cheng Xu and Chao Zhang

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 59-64;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8824

• Lumbar Spine

  • • Assessment of Static Pelvic Parameters According to Ethnicity: Cohort Analysis of 500 Computed Tomography Scans

      Joseph F. Baker

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 65-73;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8843
    • Impact of Vitamin D on Surgical Outcomes for Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis

      Yuri Miyakoshi, Takuya Takahashi, Jun Hashimoto, Satoru Egawa, Shingo Morishita, Yu Matsukura, Kentaro Yamada, Takashi Hirai, Tetsuya Jinno, Toshitaka Yoshii and Hiroyuki Inose

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 74-80;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8844
    • Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis and Synovial Facet Cyst With Adjacent Intradural Filum Terminale Lipoma: A Case Report

      Brandon B. Carlson and Nicholas Swarts

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 81-87;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8853

• Endoscopic Minimally Invasive Surgery

  • • Strategic Use of the 30-Degree Endoscope in Biportal Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Spondylolisthesis With Severe Disc Height Loss: A Technique Note and Case Series

      Tran Vu Hoang Duong, Pham Anh Tuan, Phan Quang Son, Huynh Van Vu, Le Tan Bao and Phan Dinh Thanh

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 88-99;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8828
    • Prone Endoscopic Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Operative Technique and Functional Outcomes in 35 Patients

      Ricardo Casal Grau, Patrick S. Barhouse, Rohaid Ali, José Luis Tomé Delgado, Francisco Javier Sanchez Benitez de Soto, Christian Schroeder and Albert E. Telfeian

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 100-108;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8840

• Novel Techniques & Technology

  • • Endoscopic Approach to Type 1 Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak in the Thoracic Spine: Technical Considerations and Literature Review

      Sanjay Konakondla, Albert Telfeian and Jian Shen

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 109-115;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8838
    • Full-Endoscopic Transforaminal Approach With Partial Pediculectomy for a Central Thoracic Disc Herniation: Technical Note and Literature Review

      Sanjay Konakondla, Albert Telfeian, Raymond Gardocki and Jian Shen

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 116-125;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8839

• Endoscopic Minimally Invasive Surgery

  • • Distance Patients Will Travel for Specialty Endoscopic Spine Surgery Care

      Albert Telfeian, Sanjay Konakondla and Jian Shen

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 126-129;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8815

• Minimally Invasive Surgery

  • • Feasibility and Early Safety of Single-Position Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Posterior Pedicle Screw Instrumentation and Fusion at the Ambulatory Surgery Center: A Preliminary Case Series

      Luis M. Salazar, Daniel Shinn, Vincent P. Federico and Frank M. Phillips

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 130-138;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8854
    • Abd-El-Barr’s Mountain—A Radiographic Landmark for Consistent and Successful Docking in Minimally Invasive Lumbar Surgery: A Cadaveric Study

      Mohamed Alwadai, George Borrelli, Favour C. Ononogbu-Uche, Meriem Boukhiam, Alyssa Bartlett, Taylor Wallace, Abdullah Saleh, Stephen Bergin, Mazen Zein, Peter Kranz and Muhammad Abd-El-Barr

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 139-147;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8816

• Lumbar Spine

  • • Utilization Growth and Reimbursement Decline in Spine Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis Using National Medicare Data From 2012 to 2024

      Hannah Shelby, Michael S. Kim, Joseph Shelby, Will Karakash, Henry Avetisian, Jeffrey C. Wang, Raymond J. Hah and R. Kiran Alluri

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 148-153;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8846
    • Efficacy and Economic Impact of PICO-7 Dressings in Preventing Surgical Site Infections After Posterior Lumbar Fusion: A Matched Case-Control Study

      Álvaro Guzmán-Sánchez, Jose María Hernández-Mateo, María Asunción García-Quirós, María del Coro Solans-López, Cristina Igualada-Blázquez, Tania Quevedo-Narciso, Edmundo Vicente-Herrera and Luis Alejandro Esparragoza-Cabrera

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 154-161;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8850

• Correction

  • • Corrections

      GI Sacks, V DeStefano, SM Fioro, RP Davis, S Ahknoukh and HM Mushlin

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 162;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8650.cxx
    • Corrections

      P Nunley, A Meyers and D Mangual-Perez

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 163;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8772.cxx
    • Corrections

      FAU Sampaio Júnior, HT Lira Filho, M Sousa Rodrigues, Laylla Maria Quidute Sampaio, Bartolomeu Souto Queiroz Quidute, José Cássio Falcão da Cunha and Oscar Luís Alves

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 164;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8779.cxx
    • Corrections

      G Krzok, SG Sampath, M Peca, S Konakondlam, J Shen and AE Telfeian

      • International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2026, 20 (1) 165;
      • DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8793.cxx

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