Publications by authors named "Zhong-Wen Gao"
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- The study aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis, focusing on those with severe intervertebral space narrowing versus simple grade II spondylolisthesis.
- The research involved 38 patients split into two groups: one with severe narrowing and another with simple spondylolisthesis, comparing factors such as operation time, blood loss, and recovery outcomes through specific scoring systems.
- Results indicated that patients with severe narrowing had longer surgery times, more blood loss, and required specialized tools, but overall recovery scores (JOA and VAS) were similar between both groups.
Background: Spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury (SCII) is a common complication of spinal surgery as well as thoracic and abdominal surgery. Acute cytotoxic edema is the key pathogenic alteration. Therefore, avoiding or decreasing cellular edema has become the major target for SCII treatment.
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