Revisit news, research and advancements in orthopedic spine surgery in 2023
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Healio revisits the most influential news, research and advancements in orthopedic spine surgery in 2023.
High-dose allogeneic disc progenitor cells may improve low back pain
A high-dose injection of allogeneic disc progenitor cells for treatment of degenerative disc disease yielded statistically significant improvements in low back pain, function, quality of life and disc volume. Read more.
Opioids yielded no difference in pain severity for low back, neck pain vs. placebo
Opioids yielded no difference in pain severity for adults with low back and neck pain when compared with placebo. Read more.
Compared with usual care, risk-stratified care did not improve outcomes for low back pain
Compared with conventional care, risk-stratified care did not improve outcome scores for patients from the Military Health System who had low back pain. Read more.
Posterior facet replacement may yield decompression, stabilization for spondylolisthesis
Use of a posterior facet replacement device may provide adequate decompression and dynamic stabilization in patients with lumbar stenosis with degenerative spondylolisthesis. Read more.
Prior surgery did not negatively impact patients undergoing lumbar total disc replacement
Prior surgery did not negatively impact surgical outcomes for patients undergoing lumbar total disc replacement and should not be an “obstacle” to the intervention. Read more.
Vertebral body tethering may not improve Cobb angle in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Vertebral body tethering may not improve major Cobb angle in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Read more.
Use of decompression with fusion for lumbar stenosis increased from 2016 to 2019
Use of decompression with fusion for patients with lumbar stenosis has increased, while use of decompression alone has decreased despite previous clinical trials that demonstrated the noninferiority of decompression alone. Read more.
Biopsychosocial intervention, postural therapy may reduce spine pain
A multidisciplinary biopsychosocial intervention or an individualized postural therapy intervention may reduce pain-related disability in patients with acute or subacute spine pain. Read more.
Liposomal bupivacaine decreases opioid use in adolescents undergoing posterior spinal fusion
A postoperative pain management protocol with liposomal bupivacaine decreased opioids and length of stay and improved ambulation in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who underwent posterior spinal fusion. Read more.
Transition to brace after casting for early onset scoliosis may improve quality of life
Patients treated with casting for early onset scoliosis experienced declines in health-related quality of life that were reversible after transitioning from casting to bracing. Read more.