Kyoto University · Medicine
Professor Soichiro Masuda's research lab specializes in spinal surgery and orthopedic surgery, with a focus on improving outcomes in spinal infections, postoperative complications, and osteoporotic vertebral fractures. The lab investigates innovative treatments such as antibiotic-loaded bone cement for spinal surgical site infections and develops predictive models using machine learning to anticipate functional outcomes in elderly patients with osteoporotic fractures. A key emphasis is on early diagnosis and intervention, particularly for complications like postoperative hematoma and drop foot, to optimize patient recovery. The lab integrates clinical data with advanced analytics to enhance personalized treatment strategies in spinal and orthopedic care.
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Antibiotic-loaded bone cement treatment reduces the dead space and achieves the targeted drug delivery simultaneously. Treatment using antibiotic-loaded bone cement is an effective treatment option for complex spinal SSI.
Level Ⅲ, therapeutic study.
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We report the clinical details of 45 patients with postoperative hematoma after spine surgery. This information could assist surgeons to make a prompt diagnosis and perform early evacuation surgery for postoperative hematoma following spine surgery.
Age, preoperative tibialis anterior muscle strength, and duration of drop foot were statistically significant prognostic factors of recovery from drop foot. Surgery within 2 months after the onset of drop foot may improve postoperative outcome.
Although conservative treatment is commonly used for osteoporotic vertebral fracture (OVF), some patients experience functional disability following OVF. This study aimed to develop prediction models for new-onset functional impairment following admission for OVF using machine learning approaches and compare their performance. Our study consisted of patients aged 65 years or older admitted for OVF using a large hospital-based database between April 2014 and December 2021. As the primary outcome,
In this large retrospective cohort study of adults undergoing lumbar interbody fusion, LLIF was associated with a significantly lower risk of SSI than P /TLIF. The small, but significantly, decreased risk of SSI associated with LLIF may inform decisions regarding the technical approach for lumbar interbody fusion.
Level III, therapeutic study.
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