Study Design. This retrospective, questionnaire-based investigation evaluated iliac crest
bone graft (ICBG) site morbidity in patients having undergone a single-level anterior cervical …

Background Surgery for spinal stenosis is widely performed, but its effectiveness as compared
with nonsurgical treatment has not been shown in controlled trials. Methods Surgical …

Background Management of degenerative spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis is
controversial. Surgery is widely used, but its effectiveness in comparison with that of nonsurgical …

ContextFor patients with lumbar disk herniation, the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial
(SPORT) randomized trial intent-to-treat analysis showed small but not statistically …

Study Design. Randomized trial and concurrent observational cohort study. Objective. To
compare 4 year outcomes of surgery to nonoperative care for spinal stenosis. Summary of …

… Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson Hospital: Todd Albert, Allan Hilibrand, Carol Simon.
Hospital for Special Surgery: Frank Cammisa, Brenda Green. Nebraska Foundation for …

Cervical deformities are infrequently seen in clinical practice and are poorly represented in
the scientific literature or textbooks related to the treatment of spinal disorders. 5 The most …

Objective. Because mesenchymal stem cells can differentiate into chondrocyte-like cells, we
ask the question, can mesenchymal stem cells commit to the nucleus pulposus phenotype? …

Background: There has been little enthusiasm for somatosensory evoked potential monitoring
in cervical spine surgery as a result, in part, of the increased risk of motor tract injury at this …

Study Design. This investigation was conducted in two parts. In the first part, a morphometric
analysis of critical cervical pedicle dimensions were measured to create guidelines for …