Low back pain is associated with degenerative disc diseases of the spine. Surgical
treatment includes fusion and non-fusion types. The gold standard is fusion surgery, wherein …

Lumbar fusion surgery for treating degenerative spinal diseases has undergone significant
advancements in recent years. In addition to posterior instrumentation, anterior interbody …

The use of lateral lumbar interbody fusions has shown promise for spine surgeons in
achieving successful outcomes from surgery. Lateral lumbar interbody fusion is a minimally …

Introduction Expandable devices such as interbody cages, vertebral body reconstruction
cages, and intravertebral body expansion devices are frequently utilized in spine surgery …

Background This study investigated 1-year clinical and radiological outcomes of biplanar
expandable (BE) cages following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) in an Asian …

Background: Full endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion (Endo-LIF) is a representative recent
emerging minimally invasive operation. The hidden blood loss (HBL) in an Endo-LIF …

Background The use of interbody cages as an adjunct to lumbar spinal fusion remains an
important technique to enhance segmental stability, promote solid arthrodesis, maintain …

Objective To investigate how the expansion trajectory of a lateral expandable cage affects
pressure distribution at the cage-endplate interface under well-controlled biomechanical …

CORR Insights®: Poor Bone Quality, Multilevel Surgery, and N... : Clinical Orthopaedics and
Related Research® CORR Insights®: Poor Bone Quality, Multilevel Surgery, and Narrow …

(1) Background: The technological advances achieved with minimally-invasive surgery have
enabled procedures to be undertaken in outpatient settings, and there has been growing …