Surgical Apgar Score in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Spine Diseases

Hibbs et al. reported spine fusion surgery aiming to stabilize diseased vertebrae by utilizing bone grafts as early as 1911 [1]. Since the era, fusion operation becomes a commonly-used procedure for different spinal illnesses, and one of the indications is for patients with degeneration of lumbar spine [2]. The pain and disability from instability, deformity, or spinal stenosis, can be cured or reduced by lumbar fusion operation. Technically, this procedure is familiar to surgeons, but not without significant complications [3,4].
Source: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Source Type: research