Continued Use of Bracing after Instrumented Lumbar Fusion: An International Study of Practice Patterns
Bracing after short-segment lumbar fusion remains prevalent worldwide, with notable regional variation. These findings highlight persistent divergence from clinical guidelines and suggest a need for greater consensus and alignment in global spine care practices.
Authors
- Rahul Ramanathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1093-3678)
- Richard A. Wawrose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0904-0039)
- Waeel O. Hamouda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4627-0992)
- Matthew F. Gary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2100-3281)
- Wesley J. Manz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8308-9810)
- Zorica Buser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5680-0643)
- Sam Cho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5745-9563)
- Stephen J. Lewis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9173-8443)
- S. Tim Yoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1010-6952)
- Andrew H. Milby
- Xiaolong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8128-0969)
- So Kato
- Ho-Joong Kim
Institutions
- University Health Network (CA)
- Emory University (US)
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Toronto Western Hospital (CA)
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (KR)
- University of Tokyo Hospital (JP)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
- The Orthopaedic Institute (US)
- Cairo University hospitals (EG)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2025.124625
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00