The University of Osaka · Medicine
Professor Takahito Fujimori's research lab specializes in spinal surgery and spinal deformity, with a focus on improving surgical outcomes in degenerative spinal conditions. The lab investigates the clinical and radiographic results of various spinal fusion techniques—such as transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) and posterolateral fusion (PLF)—to optimize patient recovery and spinal stability. A key research direction involves evaluating the impact of surgical approaches on muscle preservation and postoperative pain, particularly in cervical and lumbar spine surgeries. The lab also examines radiological changes and functional outcomes to guide evidence-based spinal surgical practices.
Figures are computed from collected data and may differ slightly.
3.
3.
3.
Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Objective To compare the clinical and radiographic outcomes of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) and posterolateral lumbar fusion (PLF) in the treatment of degenerative spondylolisthesis. Methods This study compared 24 patients undergoing TLIF and 32 patients undergoing PLF with instrumentation. The clinical outcomes were assessed by visual analog scale (VAS) for low back pain and leg pain, physical component summary (PCS) of the 12-item Short
These results indicate that preservation of subaxial deep extensor muscles plays no significant role in reducing axial neck pain and unfavorable radiologic changes after cervical laminoplasty, supporting the hypothesis that these adverse effects after laminoplasty largely result from detachment of muscles attached to the C2 and C7 spinous processes.
Both the UT and LT groups demonstrated significant improvement in clinical and radiographic outcomes. A significant difference was not observed in improvement of clinical outcomes between the 2 groups.
In vivo 3D ARs and coupled motions of the consecutive thoracic spinal segments in trunk rotation were investigated accurately for the first time.
Plated laminoplasty in patients with either OPLL or CSM decreases cervical ROM, especially in the extension angle. Among patients who have undergone laminoplasty, those with OPLL lose more ROM than do those with CSM. No correlation was observed between neck pain and ROM in either group. Neither group had a change in neck pain that reached the MCID following laminoplasty. Both groups improved in neurological function and outcomes.
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament progresses even after surgery. Three-dimensional evaluation with the aid of CT scans is a useful and reliable method for assessing that growth.
Eighty percent of patients were satisfied with the surgical results after treatment of cervical myelopathy due to OPLL. Surgery for cervical OPLL was effective, as evaluated by both doctor- and patient-based methods. Patient satisfaction was related to QOL, PF (especially LEF), and improvement.
The authors' findings indicate that most continuous-type ossifications that are categorized using the conventional radiographic classification system have mobile segments. The discrimination between bridging and nonbridging on CT scans can be a useful predictive index for dynamic factors.
Open papers in the app to read, cite, and organize with AI.
