Publications by authors named "Tushar S Kunder"
Background: Three-dimensional (3D)-navigation in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF) is an evolving procedure. It is used not only for its accuracy of pedicle screw fixation but also for other major steps in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. Multimodal outcomes of this procedure are very limited in the literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFManagement of spondylolisthesis using MIS techniques: Recent advances.
J Clin Orthop Trauma
July 2020
Article Synopsis
- - The paper highlights recent advancements in the understanding and treatment of spondylolisthesis, focusing on the two main types: Degenerative and Spondylolytic.
- - The authors suggest that similar management strategies can be applied to less common types of spondylolisthesis.
- - There is an emphasis on the use of minimally invasive techniques and a growing interest in using stand-alone decompression for treating degenerative spondylolisthesis.
Study Design: A prospective cohort.
Objective: The objective of this study was to develop a scoring system for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis (LDS) that would guide decision-making.
Background: The management protocol for LDS has been under debate, with no guidelines.
Nasogastric tube in anterior cervical spine surgery, is it necessary?
J Craniovertebr Junction Spine
January 2020
Background: The aim of this article was to verify the utility of nasogastric (NG) tube in primary anterior cervical surgeries. Palpating and identifying the NG tube introduced during induction is one of the ways of preventing esophageal injuries during surgery. It may also be used as a conduit for postoperative feeding.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Micro-tubular decompression in extreme lumbar spinal stenosis is challenging because it is technically difficult to achieve adequate decompression. Whether the results of micro-tubular decompression related to pain, function, and complications in lumbar spinal stenosis of the extreme and non-extreme varieties are different has not yet been conclusively established.
Questions/purposes: Are there differences between patients with extreme stenosis and non-extreme stenosis in terms of (1) VAS back or leg pain, (2) Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), or (3) complications when they were treated with spinal decompression using a tubular retractor system?
Methods: Between January 2007 and January 2017, one surgeon performed 325 single-level lumbar micro-tubular decompressions without fusion.