Spine Journal Abstract- New Articles
- Factors Causing Delay in Discharge in Patients Eligible for Ambulatory Lumbar Fusion Surgery August 11, 2022Study Design. Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. Objective. To analyze the postoperative factors that led delayed discharge in patients who would have been eligible for ambulatory lumbar fusion (ALF). Summary of Background Data. Assessing postoperative inefficiencies is vital to increase the feasibility of ALF. Materials and Methods. Patients who underwent single-level minimally invasive transforaminal […]
- Preoperative Patient-reported Outcomes are not Associated With Sagittal and Spinopelvic Alignment in Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis August 11, 2022Study Design. Prospective cohort study. Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether sagittal and spinopelvic alignment correlate with preoperative patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS) with spinal stenosis. Summary of Background Data. Positive global sagittal balance and spinopelvic malalignment are strongly correlated with symptom severity in adult spinal deformity, but […]