Background: Operative treatment of adult spinal deformity (ASD) can be very challenging with high complication rates. It is well established that patients benefit from such treatment; however, the surgical outcomes…
Frequency: Monthly Weekly Daily Which day? The first Sunday The first Monday The first Tuesday The first Wednesday The first Thursday The first Friday The first Saturday The first day…
Background: With a dramatic rise in prescription opioid use, it is imperative to review postsurgical prescribing patterns given their contributions to the opioid epidemic. Objective: To evaluate the impact of…
Background: Lumbar fusion is an important technique for the treatment of degenerative pathologies. Adjacent segment degeneration is a known complication after lumbar fusion that causes significant morbidity. Our objective was…
Background: The objective of this study is to compare percutaneous techniques (MIS) with the open technique in terms of angle correction, long-term maintenance and clinical results. Methods: The authors collected…
Study design: Prospective, randomized, controlled preclinical study. Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the host inflammatory response of our previously described hyperelastic, 3D-printed (3DP) hydroxyapatite (HA)-demineralized bone…
Low back pain covers a spectrum of different types of pain (eg, nociceptive, neuropathic and nociplastic, or non-specific) that frequently overlap. The elements comprising the lumbar spine (eg, soft tissue,…
Background context: Allograft and polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK) radiographic, biomechanical, histological properties have been extensively studied and both spacers have their advantages and shortcomings. There are no comparative randomized or double-blinded spinal…
Objective: Spinal decompression with or without fusion is one of the most commonly performed procedures in spine surgery. However, there is limited evidence on the effect of discharge environment on…
. 2021 Jun 10;15(6):e01484. doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001484. Affiliations Expand Affiliations 1 From the Departments of Medical Education. 2 Anesthesiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix,…