Endoscopic Spine Surgery on Instagram: Analysis of Content and Engagement.

Introduction Social media platforms have changed the way society communicates and collaborates. Prior research in healthcare discusses how social media can empower patients, dispel health-related misinformation, and help maintain a patient-centered practice. The goal of this study was to evaluate the use of #endoscopicspinesurgery on Instagram and create a blueprint for creating engaging posts on the social media platform.

Outcomes of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Unilateral Versus Bilateral Interbody Cages.

Objective: To assess the impact of bilateral versus unilateral interbody cages on outcomes for minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF) procedures.

Methods: A retrospective review for primary, elective, single-level MIS TLIF procedures with bilateral posterior instrumentation from 2008-2020 was performed. Patients were grouped according to unilateral or bilateral interbody cage use.

An Elevated Metrorail as a Source of Orthopedic Injuries and Death at a Level-I Trauma Center.

Background: Elevated Metrorail systems differ from conventional trains by their slower speeds and collisions with pedestrians predominantly occurring at accessible stations or platforms. Here, the orthopedic implications of pedestrians struck by a Metrorail are evaluated, as were the correlations of substance abuse and psychiatric history on injury and death.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study at a single Level-1 trauma center of patients requiring admission with orthopedic injuries following Metrorail impact from 1/2004-2/2017.

Endoscopic Lumbar Surgery: The State of the Art in 2019.

This study was aimed to provide a brief historical perspective to facilitate appreciation of current techniques, describe outcomes of endoscopic lumbar surgery relative to those of existing techniques, and identify topics in need of study and future directions for the field of endoscopic lumbar surgery. Using the PubMed database, a comprehensive search was conducted to identify peer-reviewed English language articles pertaining to endoscopic lumbar surgery. Lack of focus on pertinent techniques or lack of outcome measures constituted exclusion criteria.