Leveraging small-sample machine learning for rigorous prediction of JOA recovery in cervical spondylotic myelopathy patients: insights from imaging parameters and modeling strategies.

Background: This study investigated how machine learning methods can be applied to small sample sizes to enhance prediction of postoperative functional recovery, as measured by the Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) score, in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) patients undergoing laminoplasty, while leveraging existing research and expert knowledge.

Methods: Data from 143 CSM patients who underwent laminoplasty were analyzed. Eleven key imaging parameters related to cervical alignment and paravertebral muscles were measured.

Accuracy and postoperative assessment of robot-assisted placement of pedicle screws during scoliosis surgery compared with conventional freehand technique: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Study Design: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The complexity of human anatomical structures and the variability of vertebral body structures in patients with scoliosis pose challenges in pedicle screw placement during spinal deformity correction surgery. Through technological advancements, robots have been introduced in spinal surgery to assist with pedicle screw placement.

Unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy versus microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: This study aimed to compare unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy (UBED) with microdiscectomy (MD) for treating lumbar disk herniation (LDH).

Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted in the Embase, PubMed, Cochrane Library, CNKI, and Web of Science databases from database inception to April 2023 to identify studies comparing UBED and MD for treating LDH. This study evaluated the visual analog scale (VAS) score, Oswestry disability index (ODI), Macnab scores, operation time, estimated blood loss, hospital stay, and complications, estimated blood loss, visual analog scale (VAS) score, Oswestry disability index (ODI), and Macnab scores at various pre- and post-surgery stages.

Systematic review of intervertebral disc repair: a bibliometric analysis of the 100 most-cited articles.

Study Design: A bibliometric review of the literature.

Objective: To identify the most frequently cited articles relating to the repair of intervertebral disc (IVD) and to summarize the key points and findings of these highly cited works, to quantify their impact on the developments of the disc disease treatment. IVD repair is an ever-growing and multi-disciplinary innovating treatment method for disc diseases.