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Oblique lumbar interbody fusion with L5-S1 may be safe, feasible

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite greater operative complexity, inclusion of L5-S1 in oblique lumbar interbody fusion may be safe and ...

First Subjects Randomized in Clinical Trial Evaluating the Benefits of Total Segmental Fusion in Treating Degenerative Conditions in the Lumbar Spine

Providence Medical Technology, Inc., a pioneer in less invasive solutions for spine surgery, today announced enrollment of ...
Becker's Spine Review

Dr. Daniel Choi debuts O-arm at Good Samaritan University Hospital

Daniel Choi, MD, of Spine Medicine & Surgery of Long Island in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., became the first surgeon to use Medtronic’s ...
Orthopedics This Week

High Risk, High Times? Cannabis and Lumbar Fusion Outcomes

The question is no longer whether patients use cannabis — it’s what it means for their surgical outcomes. A recent study takes a closer look at this very issue in patients undergoing elective lumbar ...
Healio

Study shows S2 alar iliac screws led to high L5-S1 fusion, low partial perilucency rates

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although S2 alar iliac screws and iliac bolts both improved fusion rates when they were used for lumbopelvic ...
The Cardiology Advisor

Cardiovascular Health Affected by Postlaminectomy Syndrome After Fusion

Postlaminectomy syndrome after posterior lumbar fusion is associated with significantly increased long-term risk for major cardiac events.
Medscape

Lumbar Spine: Common Pathology and Interventions

Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), also referred to as a herniated disc, is a common spine pathology that occurs approximately 95% of the time at the L4-L5 or L5-S1 level (Fisher et al., 2004; Asch et ...