Primary Results of Our Protocol for Standardization of Perioperative Antiplatelet Agent Management on the Incidence of Epidural Hematoma and Thrombotic Complications in Posterior Cervical Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Introduction: This study aimed to standardize perioperative interruption of antiplatelet agents in patients undergoing cervical spinal surgery and investigate the incidence of epidural hematoma and thrombotic complications.

Methods: A total of 153 patients, consisting of 85 men and 68 women, were included in this study. Their mean age was 65.

Association of Methicillin-Resistant Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci on Preoperative Skin and Surgical Site Infection in Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the association of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci (MRCNS) on preoperative skin and surgical site infections (SSIs) in patients undergoing spinal surgery.

Methods: A total of 507 cases (239 males and 268 females; mean age: 56.1 years) were included in this retrospective study, using prospectively collected data.

Posterior Oblique Square Decompression with a Three-Step Wanding Technique in Tubular Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Technical Report and Mid-Long-Term Clinical Outcomes.

Although minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) is the most common procedure in minimally invasive spine stabilization (MISt), details of the technique remain unclear. This technical report shows the mid-long-term clinical outcomes in patients who underwent posterior oblique square decompression (POSDe) with the three-step wanding technique of tubular MIS-TLIF for degenerative lumbar disease. Tubular MIS-TLIF (POSDe) was performed on 50 patients (males, 19; age, 69.