Nerve root retraction time during lumbar endoscopic discectomy: association with new onset radiculitis, a post-operative neurologic complication.

Purpose: To evaluate the relationship between nerve root retraction time, post-operative radiculitis and patient reported outcomes.

Methods: Patients who underwent single- or multi-level lumbar discectomy between 2020 and 2022 for lumbar disk herniations were prospectively followed with pre-operative, interoperative and post-operative variables including radiculitis and patient reported outcomes including VAS, ODI and CAT domains Pain interference, Pain intensity and Physical function. Intraoperative nerve root retraction time was recorded.

Onset of mental disorders in patients who developed failed back surgery syndrome.

Purpose: Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) is a complex and multifaceted condition associated with significant disability and morbidity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between FBSS with new incidences of mental health disorders.

Methods: Our cohort included patients diagnosed with FBSS within 12 months of a posterior fusion, laminectomy, or discectomy, identified using The International Classification of Disease, both Ninth and Tenth Revisions (ICD-9 and ICD-10).

Trends and patterns of cervical degenerative disc disease: an analysis of magnetic resonance imaging of 1300 symptomatic patients.

Purpose: To evaluate the trends and patterns of cervical degenerative disc disease in the cervical spine in different age groups of symptomatic patients.

Methods: Overall, 1300 symptomatic patients who had undergone cervical spine MRI from February 2019 to November 2021 were included. Pfirrmann grading was used to evaluate the IVD degeneration.

Impact of chronic hyperlipidemia on perioperative complications in patients undergoing lumbar fusion: a propensity score matching analysis.

Purpose: Lumbar fusion is widely used to treat degenerative and traumatic conditions of the spine, with various perioperative complications. This study compared lumbar fusion complications in patients with and without chronic hyperlipidemia.

Methods: Using the MSpine division of the PearlDiver database, patients with or without chronic hyperlipidemia who underwent lumbar fusions were identified.

Use of graft materials and biologics in spine deformity surgery: a state-of-the-art review.

Purpose: The aim of the current review is to summarize the current evidence on graft materials used in fusion procedures for spinal deformity corrections.

Methods: PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library were searched for relevant published observational studies and clinical trials using osteobiologics and biomaterials in spinal deformity surgery.

Results: The use of autograft in deformity correction surgeries has been reported in a limited number of studies, with the harvest sites including iliac crest, ribs, and local bone.

The impact of frailty on postoperative complications in geriatric patients undergoing multi-level lumbar fusion surgery.

Study Design: Retrospective Cohort Study.

Purpose: This study evaluates the impact of patient frailty status on postoperative complications in those undergoing multi-level lumbar fusion surgery.

Methods: The Nationwide Readmission Database (NRD) was retrospectively queried between 2016 and 2017 for patients receiving multi-level lumbar fusion surgery.