Background: In spinal surgery adverse events (AE) and surgical complications (SC) significantly affect patient's outcome and quality of life. The duration of surgery has been investigated in different surgical field as risk factor for complications. The aim of this study is to analyze the correlation between operative time and adverse events in spinal surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the global practice pattern of wound dressing use after lumbar fusion for degenerative conditions.
Methods: A survey issued by AO Spine Knowledge Forums Deformity and Degenerative was sent out to AO Spine members. The type of postoperative dressing employed, timing of initial dressing removal, and type of subsequent dressing applied were investigated.
Introduction: To date, the available guidance on venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention in elective lumbar fusion surgery is largely open to surgeon interpretation and preference without any specific suggested chemoprophylactic regimen.
Research Question: This study aimed to comparatively analyze the incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) with the use of commonly employed chemoprophylactic agents such as unfractionated heparin (UH) and low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) in lumbar fusion surgery.
Material And Methods: An independent systematic review of four scientific databases (PubMed, Scopus, clinicaltrials.
To improve solid spinal fusion while avoiding the morbidity associated with autograft harvesting procedures, numerous alternatives have been investigated, including allograft, demineralized bone matrix (DBM), cell-based therapies and growth factors (i.e., bone morphogenetic proteins, platelet concentrates), and ceramic-based biomaterials.
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