Comparison of pain relief between patient-controlled epidural analgesia and patient-controlled intravenous analgesia for patients undergoing spinal fusion surgeries

[1] Konstantopoulos K(2013)Sevoflurane versus propofol anesthesia in patients undergoing lumbar spondylodesis: a randomized trial J Surg Res 179 72-77

[2] Makris A(2011)Effectiveness of spinal fusion versus structured rehabilitation in chronic low back pain patients with and without isthmic spondylolisthesis: a systematic review Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36 S110-S119

[3] Moustaka A(2011)Spinaplasty following lumbar laminectomy for multilevel lumbar spinal stenosis to prevent iatrogenic instability Indian J Orthop 45 396-403

[4] Karmaniolou I(2013)Biomechanical comparison of three types of bone graft for anterior spondylodesis Technol Health Care 21 315-322

[5] Konstantopoulos G(2012)In-hospital postoperative radiographs for instrumented single-level degenerative spinal fusions: utility after intraoperative fluoroscopy Spine J 12 559-567

[6] Mela A(2012)Spinal fusion in the United States: analysis of trends from 1998 to 2008 Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37 67-76

[7] Wood KB(2014)Intraoperative navigation in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and lateral interbody fusion Neurosurg Clin N Am 25 377-382

[8] Fritzell P(2012)Posterior fixation and fusion of unstable Hangman’s fracture by using intraoperative three-dimensional fluoroscopy-based navigation Eur Spine J 21 863-871

[9] Dettori JR(2012)Use of bone morphogenetic proteins in spinal fusion surgery for older adults with lumbar stenosis: trends, complications, repeat surgery, and charges Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37 222-230

[10] Hashimoto R(2012)Acetaminophen improves analgesia but does not reduce opioid requirement after major spine surgery in children and adolescents Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37 E1225-E1231

[1] Konstantopoulos K(2013)Sevoflurane versus propofol anesthesia in patients undergoing lumbar spondylodesis: a randomized trial J Surg Res 179 72-77

[2] Makris A(2011)Effectiveness of spinal fusion versus structured rehabilitation in chronic low back pain patients with and without isthmic spondylolisthesis: a systematic review Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36 S110-S119

[3] Moustaka A(2011)Spinaplasty following lumbar laminectomy for multilevel lumbar spinal stenosis to prevent iatrogenic instability Indian J Orthop 45 396-403

[4] Karmaniolou I(2013)Biomechanical comparison of three types of bone graft for anterior spondylodesis Technol Health Care 21 315-322

[5] Konstantopoulos G(2012)In-hospital postoperative radiographs for instrumented single-level degenerative spinal fusions: utility after intraoperative fluoroscopy Spine J 12 559-567

[6] Mela A(2012)Spinal fusion in the United States: analysis of trends from 1998 to 2008 Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37 67-76

[7] Wood KB(2014)Intraoperative navigation in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and lateral interbody fusion Neurosurg Clin N Am 25 377-382

[8] Fritzell P(2012)Posterior fixation and fusion of unstable Hangman’s fracture by using intraoperative three-dimensional fluoroscopy-based navigation Eur Spine J 21 863-871

[9] Dettori JR(2012)Use of bone morphogenetic proteins in spinal fusion surgery for older adults with lumbar stenosis: trends, complications, repeat surgery, and charges Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37 222-230

[10] Hashimoto R(2012)Acetaminophen improves analgesia but does not reduce opioid requirement after major spine surgery in children and adolescents Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37 E1225-E1231