Background Complications associated with rigid posterior instrumented fusions of the
lumbar spine include pseudarthrosis, accelerated adjacent-segment disease, hardware …

Objective Pedicle-based dynamic stabilization systems, in which semi-rigid rods or cords are
used to restrict or control spinal segmental motion, aim to reduce or eliminate the drawbacks …

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 …

To reduce pain and disability, spinal surgery has always included three main components:
decompression, stabilization, and correction of deformity. Various pathologic conditions …

Introduction Interbody fusion is a very common surgical treatment for degenerative disc
diseases. It is necessary to explain the effect of Pedicle Based Hybrid Stabilization systems …

Over the last decades, spinal fusion has become one of the most important principles in
surgical treatment of spinal pathologies. Despite the undoubted benefits of fusion surgery …

Study Design. Biomechanical in vitro human cadaveric lumbar flexibility testing with 6
sequential treatments. Objective. To compare the range of motion (ROM) of dynamic one …

Study Design: A comparative biomechanical human cadaveric spine study of a dynamic
fusion rod and a traditional titanium rod. Objective: The purpose of this study was to measure …

Purpose of review: This is a review of the recent literature involving dynamic posterior
stabilization in the lumbar spine. Recent findings: As an alternative to fusion, a mobile …

Diminution of lower back pain has been a goal of lumbar surgery for degenerative
conditions for many years. Spinal surgeons have been trying to optimize their diagnostic and …