Inherited genetic predisposition and imaging concordance in degenerative lumbar scoliosis patients and their descendants.

Background: Offspring consistently exhibit similar imaging features as their parents in cases of degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS). Nevertheless, the role of genetic factors in the pathogenesis of DLS remains uncertain.

Methods: A prospective analysis was conducted on 35 patients with DLS and their 36 offspring.

Enlarged posterior column osteotomy plus intervertebral cage strutting for lumbosacral nerve bowstring disease.

Background: To explore the surgical outcome of enlarged posterior column osteotomy (EPCO) plus intervertebral cage strutting (ICS) for patients with lumbosacral nerve bowstring disease (BSD).

Methods: The clinical data of 27 patients with BSD that surgically treated with EPCO plus ICS from January 2018 to March 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. Patient demographics including age, gender, body mass index (BMI), duration, length of hospital stay, SF-36 were recorded.

Investigating the impact of cartilaginous endplate herniation on recovery from percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the influence of herniation of cartilaginous endplates on postoperative pain and functional recovery in patients undergoing percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) for lumbar disc herniation (LDH).

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 126 patients with LDH treated with PELD at the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University from January 2021 to January 2022. Whether cartilaginous endplates had herniated was identified by analyzing these specific findings from MRI scans: posterior marginal nodes, posterior osteophytes, mid endplate irregularities, heterogeneous low signal intensity of extruded material, and Modic changes in posterior corners and mid endplates.

Sex-based differences in clinical and radiological presentation of patients with degenerative lumbar scoliosis: a cross-sectional study.

Background: To evaluate the sex-based differences in clinical and radiological presentation of patients with degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) and to explore whether the difference is helpful in investigating the etiology and progression of DLS.

Method: A retrospective review of 199 patients (41 males, 158 females) with DLS was included. Patient demographics including age, gender, bone mineral density were collected.

Incidence and Predictive Factors of New Onset Postoperative Sacroiliac Joint Pain After Posterior Lumbar Fusion Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Disease.

Introduction: To explore the incidence and predictive factors of new onset postoperative sacroiliac joint pain (PSJP) after posterior lumbar fusion surgery for degenerative lumbar disease.

Methods: Three hundred and sixty-seven patient medical records from January 2020 to December 2021 were retrieved. The patients were divided into two groups: PSJP group and N-PSJP (non-postoperative sacroiliac joint pain group).