Elevated Body Mass Index in Patients Undergoing Stand-alone Anterior and Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Complications, Hospital Length of Stay, and Cost.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the impact of body mass index (BMI) on postoperative outcomes following anterior, extreme lateral, and oblique lumbar interbody fusion (A/X/OLIF).

Background: Obesity is an increasingly common comorbidity among spine surgery patients, potentially leading to elevated postoperative complications.

Return to Work After Anterior Cervical Disc Replacement vs. Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Study Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To compare return-to-work (RTW) outcomes between anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and anterior cervical disc replacement (CDR) in working-aged patients with degenerative cervical spine disease.

Summary Of Background: Degenerative cervical spine disease frequently affects individuals in their prime working years, causing physical and economic burden.

Transforaminal vs Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion at L5-S1 for Degenerative Spine Disease: A Meta-analysis.

Study Design: Meta-Analysis.

Objective: This meta-analysis will compare transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) to Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) at L5-S1 in lumbar degenerative spine diseases (DSD).

Background: Interbody device placement is indicated for alignment correction, sustaining decompression, achieving fusion, and is an effective and widely performed surgical treatment for lumbar DSD.

Transcanal Endoscopic Repair of Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea Secondary to Congenital Inner Ear Anomaly Using Topical Fluorescein.

An eight-year-old female, known to have sensorineural hearing loss due to inner ear anomalies, presented with a history of recurrent attacks of right acute otitis media complicated by bacterial meningitis. Temporal bone computed tomography showed right middle ear and mastoid effusion without bony dehiscence or erosion, with features of common cavity inner ear anomaly on the right side. Given the patient's inner ear malformation, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) otorrhea was suspected.

The impact of the social determinants of health on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review.

Purpose: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) has been associated with significant physical and psychosocial burdens. Social determinants of health play a well-documented role in treatment and outcomes of various conditions, including AIS. As such, it is crucial to understand the multifaceted socioeconomic factors that may affect its prevalence and severity.