Publications by authors named "Ju-Wan Seuk"
This retrospective case series of prospective data aims to describe the transaxillary approach for the treatment of upper thoracic spine pathology. Various surgical techniques and approaches have been reported across the literature to address upper thoracic spine pathology, including the cervicothoracic approach, anterior transsternal approach, posterolateral approach, supraclavicular approach, and lateral parascapular approaches. These techniques are invasive.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: ABM/P-15 (anorganic bone matrix/15-amino acid peptide fragment) is a commercially available synthetically manufactured P-15 collagen peptide fragment, that is adsorbed on ABM. This study was done to investigate the efficacy of ABM/ P-15 in achieving fusion in the lumbar spine and comparing it with that of recombinant bone morphogenic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) and demineralized bone matrix (DBM).
Methods: A retrospective observational study of prospectively collected data of 140 patients who underwent lumbar spinal fusion surgeries in a single specialty spine hospital between 2016 and 2020, with a minimum 6-month follow-up was conducted.
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- Anterior endoscopic cervical discectomy (AECD) is an effective treatment for cervical intervertebral disc herniation, using laser and micro forceps, but concerns about potential negative outcomes without fusion remain.
- The article presents two cases of patients who underwent AECD 19 and 21 years ago and experienced symptom relief, with no significant issues arising until recently.
- Long-term follow-up showed that both patients had preserved disc height and maintained cervical spine stability, indicating AECD can provide good results without accelerating disc degeneration.
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- This study explores the minimum clinically important difference (MCID) in health-related quality of life scores after lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) for patients with low-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis.
- Researchers reviewed data from 105 patients who underwent LIF, tracking their pain and disability scores post-surgery to see how many achieved the MCID.
- Findings suggest that factors like disk height and segmental lordosis play a role in achieving MCID, indicating that maintaining proper disk height is crucial for preventing complications rather than solely focusing on restoring lordosis.
Visual outcome after transsphenoidal surgery in patients with pituitary apoplexy.
J Korean Neurosurg Soc
June 2011
Objective: Pituitary apoplexy is one of the most serious life-threatening complications of pituitary adenoma. The purpose of this study is to investigate the visual outcome after early transsphenoidal surgery for the patients with pituitary apoplexy.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the 31 patients with pituitary apoplexy who were admitted due to acute visual acuity or field impairment and treated by transsphenoidal surgery.