Vol 9, No 3 (September 22, 2023): Journal of Spine Surgery

Original Article

Instrumented lumbar fusion in patients over 75 years of age: is it worthwhile?—a comparative study of the improvement in quality of life between elderly and young patients
Félix Tomé-Bermejo, Fernando Moreno-Mateo, Ángel Piñera-Parrilla, Javier Cervera-Irimia, Charles Louis Mengis-Palleck, Jesús Gallego-Bustos, Francisco Garzón-Márquez, María G. Rodríguez-Arguisjuela, Sylvia Sanz-Aguilera, Kelman Luis de la Rosa-Zabala, Carmen Avilés-Morente, Beatriz Oliveros-Escudero, Alexa Anaís Núñez-Torrealba, Luis Alvarez-Galovich
Magnetically controlled growing rod treatment for early-onset scoliosis: analysis of 52 consecutive cases demonstrates improvement of coronal deformity
Frank Ellinger, Hans Tropp, Paul Gerdhem, Hanna Björnsson Hallgren, Katrin Ivars
Spinopelvic sagittal realignment and incidence of adjacent segment disease after single-segment posterior lumbar inter-body fusion using 12° lordotic cages—a 2-year prospective cohort study
Tomiya Matsumoto, Shinya Okuda, Yukitaka Nagamoto, Yoshifumi Takahashi, Masayuki Furuya, Motoki Iwasaki
Radical decompression without fusion for L5 radiculopathy due to foraminal stenosis
Kohei Takahashi, Ajay Yadav, Takumi Tsubakino, Takeshi Hoshikawa, Tomowaki Nakagawa, Ko Hashimoto, Manabu Suzuki, Toshimi Aizawa, Yasuhisa Tanaka

Surgical Technique

Surgical technique of combined minimally invasive anterior column realignment at L1–L2 with open extension of prior fusion
Stephen M. Bergin, Christopher F. Dibble, Ho Jin Lee, Muhammad M. Abd-El-Barr, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Khoi D. Than
Lumbar lateral interbody fusion: step-by-step surgical technique and clinical experience
Gaston Camino-Willhuber, Soji Tani, Jennifer Shue, William D. Zelenty, Gbolabo Sokunbi, Darren R. Lebl, Frank P. Cammisa, Federico P. Girardi, Alexander P. Hughes, Andrew A. Sama

Review Article

Sagittal alignment in operative degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a scoping review
Patrick Thornley, Matthew H. Meade, Colby Oitment, Renan Rodrigues Fernandes, Jennifer C. Urquhart, Supriya Singh, Fawaz Siddiqi, Parham Rasoulinejad, Christopher S. Bailey
The use of machine learning for predicting candidates for outpatient spine surgery: a review
Ian J. Wellington, Owen P. Karsmarski, Kyle V. Murphy, Matthew E. Shuman, Mitchell K. Ng, Christopher L. Antonacci
Prone position lateral interbody fusion—a narrative review
Hiren M. Patel, Gregory Fasani-Feldberg, Harshadkumar Patel