Background context Surgical treatment for lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD) remains
controversial. Options include anterior lumbar interbody fusion, posterior approach fusion …

Objectives: To empirically define a “delay” for hip fracture surgery based on clinical outcomes,
and to identify patient demographics and hospital factors contributing to surgical delay. …

BACKGROUND Unstable pelvic fracture is predominantly caused by high-energy blunt
trauma and is associated with a high risk of mortality. The epidemiology in the United States is …

Object Lateral mass screws (LMS) have been used extensively with a low complication rate
in the subaxial spine. Recently, cervical pedicle screws (CPS) have been introduced, and …

Recently, the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) has gained increased attention as a source of persistent or
new pain after lumbar/lumbosacral fusion. The underlying pathophysiology of SIJ pain may …

Background context Surgical treatment for spinal metastasis is still controversial. However,
with the improvements in treatment for primary tumors, the survival rate of patients with spinal …

Many articles have been published analyzing large databases, such as national databases.
In this report, we offer several points that readers should be aware of to correctly interpret …

Study Design. Analysis of population-based national hospital discharge data collected for
the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database. Objective. To analyze trends in spinal fusion for …

Background context Spinal instrumentation has been used for more than five decades. Since
the introduction of the Harrington rod in 1962, new rod materials and concepts have been …

Abstract Changes in fibrinolysis, platelets and coagulation during hypothermia were
investigated in anesthetized dogs. Strong activation of plasma fibrinolysis was observed in the …