Publications by authors named "Jinseong D Kim"
Objective: This is the first large retrospective analysis of patients undergoing anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) with concern for clinical determinants leading to reoperation for adjacent segment disease (ASD). The objective of this study is to examine the specific perioperative and clinical determinants that affect need for adjacent segment reoperation in patients who underwent 1-level and 2-level ALIF procedures for degenerative disc disorders.
Methods: All cases at our institution between 2008 and 2016 involving an ALIF performed for degenerative disc disorders at 1 or 2 levels were examined.
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- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a complex disorder causing abnormal pain responses, characterized by neurogenic inflammation and plasticity issues, leading to significant pain and disability, particularly in patients undergoing Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) procedures.
- A study of 81 patients who had SCS implantation revealed that those with CRPS required more opioids and had lower rates of meaningful pain reduction post-surgery compared to those without CRPS, although these differences weren't statistically significant.
- CRPS is associated with longer recovery times and higher hospitalization costs, indicating that patients with this condition may face unique challenges during the perioperative period, warranting further research.
Cellular microarrays have become extremely useful in expediting the investigation of large libraries of (bio)materials for both in vitro and in vivo biomedical applications. An exceedingly simple strategy is developed for the fabrication of non-cell-adhesive substrates supporting the immobilization of diverse (bio)material features, including both monomeric and polymeric adhesion molecules (e.g.
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