Background: Degenerative scoliosis most commonly affects the lumbar spine in the elderly, resulting in facet and disc degeneration, leading to increased pain and progressive deformity. Due to the importance of the results of long fusion and the rate of coronary and sagittal correction of imbalance in patients with degenerative scoliosis, the present study was performed to evaluate the results o...

Background and Aim: Degenerative lumbar spine disease can lead to lumbar spine instability. The patients can present with Low Back Pain (LBP), radicular pain, and motor and sensory dysfunction. Age >50, female sex and pregnancies are among prevalent risk factors. The degeneration process usually starts from the intervertebral discs progressing to involve facet joints, ligaments, and vertebral b...

conclusions as an oral premedication, clonidine can reduce surgical blood loss in lumbar spine posterior fusion surgery, even at the same levels of mean arterial pressure (map) with the control group. its use can be studied in more complicated spine surgeries, such as scoliosis and spinal deformity surgeries. results there was no statistically significant difference between groups in age (p = 0...

BACKGROUND Outpatient surgery saves the risk of nosocomial complications and health care dollars. Patients undergoing lumbar microsurgical discectomy are excellent candidates for outpatient surgery. The object of this study was to examine the feasibility of performing lumbar microdiscectomy on an outpatient protocol and to examine the potential savings associated with such a protocol. METHODS...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective propensity score-matched analysis on a national database (MarketScan) between 2006 and 2010. OBJECTIVE To compare rates of neurological deficits after elective single-level spinal procedures with and without intraoperative neuromonitoring, as well as associated payment differences and geographic variance. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Intraoperative neurophysiologic ...

STUDY DESIGN A retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the effects of lumbar stiffness after lumbar fusion surgery on functional limitations, health-related quality of life, and activities of daily living (ADL). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Postoperative outcomes after fusion surgery are usually assessed using patient-reported instruments to describe disabili...

OBJECTIVE Life expectancy for humans has increased dramatically and with this there has been a considerable increase in the number of patients suffering from lumbar spine disease. Symptomatic lumbar spinal disease should be treated, even in the elderly, and surgical procedures such as fusion surgery are needed for moderate to severe lumbar spinal disease. However, various perioperative complica...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective database analysis. OBJECTIVE The impact of the 2008-2009 economic downtown on elective lumbar spine surgery is unknown. Our objective was to investigate the effect of the economic downturn on the overall trends of elective lumbar spine surgery in the United States. METHODS The Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) was used in conjunction with US Census and macroeconom...