PLIF was first described by Cloward in 1940 and became commonly used after modifications were proposed by Lin. [13,14] PLIF can only be performed through the posterior approach, and it enables a ...

The demand for posterior spinal fusion procedures is expected to increase by more than 80% by 2060. The demand will be even greater among older patients, who often need more costly care, placing an ...

CHICAGO — An analysis presented here by Eugene J. Carragee, MD, indicates that use of recombinant bone morphogenetic protein-2 in posterior lumbar fusion could be associated with an increase in cancer ...

Posterior-Only Spinal Fusion Feasible in Parkinson’s Disease For patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) with major spinal deformities, a posterior-only approach for spinal fusion from T2 to the sacrum ...

Patients with diabetes, obesity, rheumatoid arthritis, or coronary artery disease have a higher risk of UTIs post-spinal fusion for deformities. The study focused on posterior fusion procedures, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The desire for a minimally invasive technique to restore intervertebral disc height for indirect decompression ...

Preoperatively receiving epidural steroid injections increases risk of infection after a lumbar spinal fusion, according to a study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery. Researchers examined a ...

A survey was conducted of literature published until June 2013 using the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases. All fields were screened using the key terms "posterior lumbar interbody fusion" or "PLIF" ...