Spine Disease

Results showed minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion is an appropriate alternative to traditional anterior and posterior lumbar fusion in obese patients with degenerative spine disease.

Interventions to prevent lumbar and thoracic movement restriction in patients with ankylosing spondylitis may require early intervention, as degradation seems to mainly occur in the first years of disease progression, a study found.

For patients with degenerative spine disease, minimally invasive lumbar fusion was associated with increased odds of short-term satisfaction and lower Oswestry Disability Index compared with open fusion, according to published results.