Patients who underwent lumbar spinal fusion surgery had nearly a three times greater risk of developing deep surgical-site infections if they had previous surgery in the same area, Dutch ...

Yet for other spinal conditions (just back pain), the outcomes for fusion surgery have been variable. In many cases, a patient that undergoes a lumbar fusion may require a follow up fusion within a ...

Spinal fusion is a very common surgery, with 400,000 to 500,000 such procedures performed in the United States each year. Two-thirds are fusions in the lumbar, or lower, spine.

She was referred to Dr. Andrew Cash, an orthopedic spine surgeon at the Desert Institute of Spine Care, 9339 W. Sunset Road. After a thorough evaluation, he recommended lumbar spinal fusion surgery.

Adding spinal fusion to decompression laminectomy did not improve outcomes for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis, even if they also had degenerative spondylolisthesis.

A new study from orthopedic researchers at The University of Toledo has found lumbar spinal fusion procedures are far more likely to fail in individuals with diabetes.

No significant association was seen between type of index operation and need for revision surgery among patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS), according to a cohort study. Among ...

Aug. 4, 2004 -- The endoscopic lateral transpsoas approach is a safe and minimally invasive method of exposing the lumbar spine in anterior vertebral fusion surgery and poses minimal risk to large ...

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New data supports use of SpinalStim as adjunct therapy for patients at high risk of pseudarthrosis after lumbar spine fusion procedures.