Pulmonary embolism is a fatal complication in orthopaedics surgery. While, the incidence of this life-threatening condition is low in spine surgery and few detailed reports have been published in English literatures. We present a case of pulmonary embolism which occurred after a single-stage, combined anterior and posterior approach surgery for L2 burst fracture. Although positive and timely re...

See the article "Floor-Mounted Robotic Pedicle Screw Placement in Lumbar Spine Surgery: An Analysis of 1,050 Screws" Volume 20 on page 577.

STUDY DESIGN Literature review. OBJECTIVE The objective of this article is to examine current intraoperative electromyography (EMG) neurophysiologic monitoring methods and their application in minimally invasive techniques. We will also discuss the recent application of EMG and its anatomic implications to the minimally invasive lateral transpsoas approach to the spine. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUN...

Background and Aim: Surgical site infection is an important complication after spinal surgery. Prevention and treatment of this complication requires more and reliable information. In this article, we investigated the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of post-operative infection in spine procedures by reviewing previous related studies. Methods and Materials/Patients: In this...

 Background: Anterior interbody fusion of the cervical spine have become the gold standard for treating spinal diseases, hence the aim of this study was to compare long term follow up results in patients with cervical disk disease treated with anterior PEEK cage implantation and without it in anterior approach. Methods: Retrospectively 63 patients with known cervical discogenic disorders who we...

This editorial article explores advances in the field of spinal surgery, focusing on minimally invasive surgery (MISS) and its applications treating cervical thoracic spine conditions. MISS has gained popularity due to reduced pain, minimal scarring, shorter recovery times compared traditional open surgery. Endoscopic core many procedures, offers several advantages, such as blood loss, tissue d...

Study Design Literature review. Objective To identify and analyze the top 100 cited articles in cervical spine surgery. Methods The Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge was searched for citations of all articles relevant to cervical spine surgery. The number of citations, authorship, year of publication, journal of publication, country of publication, and institution were recorded for each article....

ABSTRACT Objectives: To present the Spine Surgery Database developed by Brazilian Study Group and methodology involved in its creation, addition to presenting initial informationabout use of database. Methods: Description steps for selecting questionnaires variables be included database, expansion database tophysicians close BSSG, a brief exploration quality control methods inclusion ofnew cent...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective administrative database analysis. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of osteoporosis (OS) on complications and outcomes in patients undergoing cervical spine surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA OS is the most prevalent degenerative human bone disease, and spine surgeons will inevitably perform procedures on patients with OS. These patients might present a difficu...

BACKGROUND Back and neck pain are common after road traffic injury and are treated by spine surgery in some cases. This study aimed to describe the outcomes of spine surgery in people who made an insurance claim after road traffic accidents without an associated spinal fracture or dislocation. METHODS This study was a retrospective cohort based on insurers' data of Compulsory Third Party (CTP...