ALLMedicine™ Spinal Fusion Surgery Center

May 7th, 2022 - Navigation systems for spinal fusion surgery rely on intraoperative computed tomography (CT) or fluoroscopy imaging. Both expose patient, surgeons and operating room staff to significant amounts of radiation. Alternative methods involving intraope...

May 3rd, 2022 - Severe complications, including screw loosening events and low fusion rates, in spinal fusion surgery using the traditional open method are problematic. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the rate of screw loosening and the clinical outcom...

Apr 26th, 2022 - Multi-segment spinal fusion usually lasts long and produces significant trauma. Patients following this surgery are at high risk of developing moderate-to-severe pain. In a large sample size cohort study investigating pain severity following 179 k...

Apr 17th, 2022 - In general, the diagnosis of pedicle screw (PS) loosening is evaluated qualitatively based on the presence of a radiolucent area around the implant wider than 1 mm on plain radiographs and computed tomography (CT). Digital tomosynthesis is a novel...

Apr 16th, 2022 - Prior evidence has supported the use of local intraoperative epidural steroids in lumbar discectomy for improvements in postoperative pain and outcomes. However, currently there is a paucity of data regarding the efficacy of local epidural steroid...

Apr 26th, 2022 - Multi-segment spinal fusion usually lasts long and produces significant trauma. Patients following this surgery are at high risk of developing moderate-to-severe pain. In a large sample size cohort study investigating pain severity following 179 k...

Mar 31st, 2022 - This is a prospective randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, phase 2, 12-month pilot to study the efficacy of abaloparatide in postmenopausal women needing lumbar spinal fusion surgery. Seventy-two women with low bone mass who are schedul...

Oct 28th, 2021 - Because these receptors are so important for modifying pain and inflammation, caffeine has been added as an adjuvant to common analgesics, such as paracetamol, ibuprofen, and aspirin in the belief that it will enhance their analgesic efficacy. Mos...

Oct 1st, 2021 - This is a randomized, prospective, double-blind , placebo-controlled trial examining the effects of intraoperative dexmedetomidine infusion on pain in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion surgery. One hundred ten subjects (55 in each arm) will...

Sep 13th, 2021 - Participants will be enrolled at preoperative clinic. Inclusion criteria: aged 18-75 years scheduled for spinal fusion surgery able to comprehend and willingness to participate in COLP willingness to undergo psychophysical and psychosocial testing...

Aug 16th, 2019 - WASHINGTON -- The first spinal tether device for idiopathic scoliosis in children and teens who don't respond to more conservative treatments won FDA approval Friday. The device, called The Tether – Vertebral Body Tethering System, was approved fo...

Aug 16th, 2019 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first spinal tether device to correct idiopathic scoliosis in children and adolescents who fail to respond to conservative treatment options, such as external bracing. The Tether Vertebral...

May 20th, 2019 - In the wake of research that uncovered high levels of contamination in "sterile" implants, researchers are calling for the elimination of rewashing and resterilizing of pedicle screws in spinal fusion surgery. These researchers, including the pres...

Oct 10th, 2018 - Laura Beil is a health and science writer who won the 2018 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting from the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. Laura Beil One of her latest projects, Dr. Death, is an incredibly po...

Oct 10th, 2018 - Laura Beil is a health and science writer who won the 2018 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting from the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. Laura Beil One of her latest projects, Dr. Death, is an incredibly po...