Healio highlights key research, topics, and news in orthopedic spine surgery in 2024. One article discusses the challenges faced by disc replacement surgery due to surgical skepticism and insurance barriers. Another article mentions a machine learning model that accurately predicted outcomes after lumbar disc herniation surgery. Decompression with lumbar facet arthroplasty was found to have better outcomes compared to fusion for patients with spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis. Patients with severe hip osteoarthritis undergoing lumbar spinal fusion may be at higher risk for reoperation. Other articles cover topics such as vertebral body tether rupture, posterior cervical foraminotomy, depression in spine surgery patients, and pulsed electromagnetic stimulation after lumbar spinal fusion.
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Healio revisits a year in orthopedic spine surgery
