Tag: Global Spine Congress 2021
Spinal News International’s top 10 most popular stories of November 2021
Research presented at the Global Spine Congress annual meeting (3–6 November 2021, Paris, France), a video on the effects of Covid-19 on spine care...
Long-term outcomes for minimally invasive TLIF in elderly patients are comparable...
Elderly patients undergoing minimally invasive (MIS) transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) not only had similar perioperative outcomes compared to younger patients, but also achieved...
Table-mounted retractors can improve operative efficiency without leading to inferior outcomes
With proper application, the use of a table-mounted retractor can help improve operative efficiency without leading to inferior outcomes in patients undergoing anterior cervical...
Minimally invasive spine surgery associated with significantly lower incidence of dural...
Minimally invasive spine surgery results in a significantly lower incidence of dural tear and complications when compared to open surgery in patients with degenerative...
Existing guidelines to change as research shows early surgical decompression following...
Surgical decompression within 24 hours of acute spinal cord injury (SCI) improves neurological recovery, and current guidelines on surgical management of SCI are being reviewed...