Background Context Postoperative pneumonia has important clinical consequences for
both patients and the health-care system. Few studies have examined pneumonia following …

Purpose There is significant variation in how patients respond to cortical electrical stimulation.
It has been hypothesized that individual demographic and pathologic factors, such as age, …

Background: Cervical pedicle screws provide significant biomechanical advantage but can
be technically challenging and associated with morbid exposure. Improvements in …

… J Spine Surg … J Spine Surg … Wood MJ, McMillen J. The surgical learning curve and
accuracy of minimally invasive lumbar pedicle screw placement using CT based computer-assisted …

The current trajectory of healthcare-related spending in the United States is unsustainable.
Currently, the predominant form of reimbursement is the form of a fee-for-service system in …

Objective Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a multidisciplinary approach to surgical
care that aims to improve outcomes and reduce costs. Its application to spine surgery has …

Objective Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) have become an increasingly attractive setting
for spine surgery in recent decades. Although posterior cervical foraminotomy (PCF) is …

Objective Cervical microendoscopic laminoforaminotomy (MELF) has been proven to be an
effective, motion preserving procedure for the surgical treatment of cervical radiculopathy. …

Objective There is a lack of strong evidence for use of expensive bone substitutes. This
study compares perioperative data and patient reported quality-of-life outcomes across the …

Background The motion preserving benefits of lumbar total disc replacement (LTDR) are well
established. There is a paucity of long-term follow-up data on the M6-L prosthesis. The aim …