The Short Form-36 (SF-36) health questionnaire has been put forward as a general measure
of outcome in health care and has been evaluated in several recent studies in the UK. We …

… Address correspondence and reprint requests to Michael P.Grevitt, FRCS(Orth), Department
of Spinal Studies and Surgery, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom, NG7 …

Anthropometric data from three groups of adolescent girls - preoperative adolescent idiopathic
scoliosis (AIS), screened for scoliosis and normals were analysed by comparing skeletal …

Study Design. A prospective randomized trial with independent clinical and radiographic
outcome review of patients receiving either hydroxyapatite or tricortical iliac crest graft for …

Percutaneous Sacroiliac Joint Arthrodesis: A Novel Technique : Clinical Spine Surgery
Percutaneous Sacroiliac Joint Arthrodesis: A Novel Technique : Clinical Spine Surgery Log in …

Study Design. Review and statistical analysis of studies evaluating the effect of surgery on
the health-related quality of life of adolescents with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, using …

Purpose Spine-related disorders are a leading cause of global disability and are a burden
on society and to public health. Currently, there is no comprehensive, evidence-based model …

Purpose Spinal disorders, including back and neck pain, are major causes of disability,
economic hardship, and morbidity, especially in underserved communities and low- and middle-…

Study Design. Review and statistical analysis of studies evaluating health-related quality of
life (HRQOL) in adolescents with untreated adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) using …

The literature reports on the safety and efficacy of titanium cages (TCs) with additional
posterior fixation for anterior lumbar interbody fusion. However, these papers are limited to …