Background Osteonecrosis of the hip is a clinical, radiographic, and pathologic entity that
commonly affects young patients. This study evaluates long-term implant survival and patient-…

Background: In 2014, inpatient spinal fusion surgery had the highest aggregate cost of any
inpatient surgery performed in the United States, costing 12 billion dollars. As the national …

Objective The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to evaluate the effect of tranexamic
acid (TXA) on reducing perioperative blood loss and length of stay after transforaminal …

Background Current implants for clavicle fractures are known to cause poor cosmesis and
irritation, which may require implant removal. Low-profile shape-memory staples provide an …

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate revision burden and associated
demographic and economic data for atlantoaxial (AA) fusion procedures in the US. METHODS …

Acute thoracolumbar fractures, though rare in sports, may have devastating consequences,
and athletes’ providers must therefore be attuned to the signs and symptoms. Athletes may …

… This thesis is dedicated to my parents, Sami and Mary Hendow, and my sister Chelsea,
whose support has been invaluable, in addition to the entire Hendow family. This thesis would …

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Derived from Sam W. Wiesel and Todd J. Albert’s four-volume Operative Techniques in
Orthopaedic Surgery, this single-volume resource contains a comprehensive, authoritative …

Background The most common technique utilized for lumbar arthrodesis in an outpatient
setting is minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF). While prior …