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Filter by:To determine if a pre-operative ketamine infusion would provide a similar decrease in post-operative analgesic and opioid consumption as intra-operative ketamine, but expand the monitoring period through the post-operative phase up to 90 days. Hypothesis is that pre-operative ketamine infusion will lead to a decrease in narcotic consumption from baseline following an elective cervical or lumbar fusion, leading to increased functionality and quality of life for these patients.
The objective of this single site, randomized controlled trial is to assess and compare radiographic and clinical outcomes in patients who are to undergo lumbar interbody fusion procedures (TLIF), supplemented with pedicle screw instrumentation, using one of the following interventions: 1. Porous titanium cages 2. Non-porous titanium-coated poly-ether-ether-ketone (PEEK) cages.
The purpose of this study is to assess fusion status in patients who underwent spinal fusion with Actifuse synthetic bone graft versus other bone graft material (including autograft) in achieving lumbar spinal fusion.
Lumbar fusion has been widely used for spinal disorders when conservative treatment has failed. However, a number of studies have reported that the rate of re-operation is high for lumbar fusion surgery. Swelling, atrophy or fat infiltration of the paraspinal muscles at the surgery site can cause weakness and pain. After fusion, the range of motion is constrained at the fused spine and might facilitate compensative movement of the adjacent levels and increase degeneration rate of the spine. Evidence has shown that core muscles play an important role to stabilize and support the spine. Whether core stability exercise can enhance spinal stability after lumbar fusion surgery remains unclear. Therefore, the overall goal of this proposed research is to investigate how core muscles affect outcomes after lumbar spinal fusion. The investigators will explore this issue hierarchically and systematically in 3-year duration.
Utilization of trans-pedicular trans-discal implants for stabilization of a single lumbar motion segment, in conjunction with posterior facets fusion. The trajectories are planned and achieved by means of the SpineAssist® system - a computerized, image-based guidance system that assists surgeons in precisely guiding spinal surgical tools and implants in line with a CT-based pre-operative plan. GO-LIF and SpineAssist are CE marked products. Thy study's objective is to to collect data regarding the ability to achieve solide fusion, comibing the GO-LIF procedure for spinal fixation and stabilization with percutaneous posterior facets fusion.
This study evaluated the hypothesis that bracing following lumbar spinal fusion surgery improves functional outcome following surgery