A prospective randomised controlled trial evaluating prophylactic Floseal, a gelatin and thrombin-based haemostatic matrix, in postoperative drain output and blood transfusion in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion surgery.

Purpose: To evaluate the prophylactic use of Floseal in reducing postoperative blood loss in patients undergoing Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF). TLIF is a lumbar spine decompression and fusion procedure with potential for postoperative blood loss. Prophylactic application of Floseal, a gelatin and thrombin-based haemostatic matrix to the surgical wound before closure was shown to be effective in reducing postoperative drain output in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

Stand-Alone Cervical Cages in 2-Level Anterior Interbody Fusion in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Results from a Minimum 2-Year Follow-up.

Study Design: A retrospective review of patients who underwent 2-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with standalone polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cages for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM).

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of stand-alone PEEK cage in 2-level cervical interbody fusion for CSM.

Overview Of Literature: ACDF is a standard surgical procedure to treat degenerative disc disease.

Single-door cervical laminoplasty using titanium miniplates alone.

Purpose: To review outcome of 29 patients who underwent single-door cervical laminoplasty for myelopathy using titanium miniplates alone.

Methods: Records of 20 men and 9 women aged 35 to 79 (mean, 64.3) years who underwent single-door cervical laminoplasty for myelopathy using titanium miniplates alone were reviewed.

Nightmare of lumbar diskectomy: aorta laceration.

Study Design: Case report.

Objective: To present a rare case of a patient who during posterior lumbar spinal decompression and diskectomy underwent a laceration of the aorta. The patient survived with prompt treatment.

Anterior spinal fusion versus laminoplasty for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a retrospective review.

Purpose: To compare outcomes of anterior spinal fusion (ASF) versus laminoplasty for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM).

Methods: Records of 26 women and 37 men aged 34 to 83 (mean, 67) years who underwent ASF or laminoplasty for CSM were reviewed. Patient demographics, duration of symptoms, pre- and post-operative Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scores, Hirabayashi recovery rate, and radiographic features (including anteroposterior canal diameter, Pavlov ratio, and number of levels compressed) were compared.