A large database analysis shows that nearly 15% of patients required additional lumbar surgery within 5 years of a single-level discectomy, with even higher risks after revision procedures.
In a single-center retrospective cohort study, patients who received the RECK (ropivacaine-epinephrine-clonidine-ketorolac) cocktail during posterior spinal fusion experienced significantly lower...
In a large retrospective study, semaglutide users undergoing posterior cervical fusion had higher risks of pseudoarthrosis and dysphagia at 2 years. However, perioperative costs were significantly lower...
In a retrospective cohort study, patients undergoing lumbar fusion who followed liberal ambulation protocols experienced shorter hospital stays, fewer complications, and were more likely to return home...
In his presentation at the American Academy of Pain Medicine PainConnect 2025 annual meeting in Austin, TX, Scott Pritzlaff, MD, reviewed how modalities like MRI, CT, ultrasound, and fluoroscopy can be a...
Researchers investigated semaglutide’s impact on weight-related muscle loss and its potential impact on spinal surgical outcomes, specifically transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.
In a recent study, researchers examined the rate and type of complications associated with lateral lumbar interbody fusion during surgical reconstruction of the spine.
There has been scant study of outcomes related to surgery among patients with vertebral osteomyelitis, though the condition often causes chronic pain and functional limitations. Researchers investigated...
